Dona Onete is again admitted to hospital in Belém with an infection

Dona Onete was hospitalized for more than a month Matt Souza/Psica The singer and songwriter from Pará Dona Onete, aged 87, is hospitalized at the Hospital Beneficente Portuguesa do Pará, in Belém. The information was released by the artist's family and team this Thursday (13), through an official note published on social media. According to the statement, the "Queen of Carimbó" was admitted to the health unit to treat an infection. She remains under intensive care and constant monitoring by the hospital's medical team. In the text, family members highlight that, due to the singer's advanced age, any health complications require even greater care and increased attention from everyone involved in the treatment. "We continue to monitor developments with all necessary care", says the official note. The team and family members also appealed for the privacy of the artist and her relatives to be preserved during this time of recovery. In March of this year, the singer was admitted to the hospital to treat a urinary infection. On March 20, she underwent surgery after being diagnosed with a pseudoaneurysm in her leg: a condition that can cause pain, swelling and risk of bleeding in some cases. She was discharged on March 30th. At the time, she recorded a video jokingly saying that "they told her to become a tortoise and only eat vegetables" - (see the video below): Dona Onete is discharged after more than a month in hospital in Belém Icon of Amazonian culture Born in Cachoeira do Arari, on Marajó Island, Ionete da Silveira Gama, popularly known as Dona Onete, is one of the greatest representatives of music and culture in the North of the country. A former history teacher and former Secretary of Culture of the municipality of Igarapé-Miri, she began her professional artistic career late, after retiring. With his charisma and the rhythm of the "carimbó chamegado", he conquered stages all over Brazil and went on international tours. ? Click and follow the g1 PA channel on WhatsApp Dona Onete is the voice behind great hits in Pará music, such as "No Meio do Pitiú", "Banzeiro" and "Feitiço Caboclo", being widely revered as one of the main safeguards of the Amazonian cultural heritage. The singer's work is considered an intangible heritage of Pará and exalts love, daily life and the identity of Pará. VIDEOS: see all the news from Pará Check out other news from the state on g1 PA