Simaria (singer)

Simaria Mendes Rocha (born 16 June 1982), known mononymously as Simaria (Brazilian Portuguese: [siˈmɐɾiɐ]) or Simaria Mendes, is a Brazilian singer-songwriter and instrumentalist. She is widely known and recognized in her home-country of Brazil as one of the duo, Simone & Simaria, known as As Coleguinhas. The duo was one of Brazil's most successful sertanejo and forro groups from 2012 to 2022, until both Simone and Simaria Mendes's pursued their solo careers. Following a highly controversial breakup, the group went through a division of items and belongings before officially parting ways on 18 August 2022. In 2007 Mendes married Vicente Escrig, a Spanish-Brazilian businessman, with whom she has two children; they but divorced in 2021. Simaria, together with her sister and Brazilian singer-songwriter Anitta, released "Loka," which became the most watched Brazilian video.