--- title: "3 Flora Purim Quotes - Famous Singer" description: "Brazilian jazz singer... | Flora Purim is a Brazilian jazz singer known primarily for her work in the jazz fusion style. She became prominent for her pa..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b2b/flora-purim-79178_believe_i-don-t-determine-the-singles-i-believe_191898.jpg" --- # Flora Purim (1942) Singer **3** quotes in **50** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Flora Purim is a singer. ## Quick Facts About Flora Purim Born March 6, 1942 Profession Singer ## About Flora Purim Brazilian jazz singer... \| Flora Purim is a Brazilian jazz singer known primarily for her work in the jazz fusion style. She became prominent for her part in Return to Forever with Chick Corea and Stanley Clarke. She has recorded and performed with numerous artists, including Dizzy Gillespie, Gil Evans, Opa, Stan Getz, George ## Quotes by Flora Purim > [I don't determine the singles. I believe the record company sends a bunch of CDs out to people that they trust in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/flora-purim/i-don-t-determine-the-singles-i-believe-the-record-company-sends-a/) [Flora Purim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/flora-purim/) [Believe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/believe/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b2b/flora-purim-79178_believe_i-don-t-determine-the-singles-i-believe_191898.jpg) > [When I arrived in America at the end of 1967, my only purpose was to observe (for a couple of months) my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/flora-purim/when-i-arrived-in-america-at-the-end-of-1967-my-only-purpose-was-to/) [Flora Purim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/flora-purim/) [America](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/america/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/536/flora-purim-79178_america_when-i-arrived-in-america-at-the-end-of_860367.jpg) > [Well, I've heard a lot of people, but I think I would say a Brazilian musician named Hermeto Pascoal was one of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/flora-purim/well-i-ve-heard-a-lot-of-people-but-i-think-i-would-say-a-brazilian/) [Flora Purim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/flora-purim/) [Albums](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/albums/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e8/flora-purim-79178_albums_well-i-ve-heard-a-lot-of-people-but-i-th_2256920.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/flora-purim/#itemlist", "name": "Flora Purim Quotes", "numberOfItems": 3, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I don't determine the singles. 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