For musician Lívia Mattos, her career started in the circus

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Bahia-based musician Lívia Mattos is a musician and performance artist in Brazil. On stage, Mattos is all in with her accordion. It’s her instrument, prop and, as she see it, an extension of her body. Her latest album is “Apneia.”

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