Hospitalized in Belém for a week, Dona Onete is recovering well from the infection, says advisor

Dona Onete is admitted to treat an infection in a hospital in Belém The singer and songwriter from Pará Dona Onete, aged 87, remains hospitalized in Belém. She has been at the Hospital Beneficente Portuguesa for a week to treat an infection. The artist's team from Pará informed g1 this Friday (21) that she should be "discharged soon", but with no exact scheduled date. "Dona Onete is recovering well. Her condition still requires care, mainly due to her age, but she is expected to be discharged soon", informed the press office. The "Queen of Carimbó" was admitted again on August 13th to the Hospital Beneficente Portuguesa, where she had already been hospitalized this year. When announcing the recent hospitalization, the artist's family and team highlighted that, due to the singer's advanced age, any health complications require more care and increased attention in treatment. ? Click and follow the g1 PA channel on WhatsApp Dona Onete spent more than a month in hospital Matt Souza/Psica In February of this year, the singer had been 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 "carimbó chamegado", he conquered stages all over Brazil and went on international tours. 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 Amazon's 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