A studio portrait of a person with long, wavy blonde hair and pink lipstick, posed against a solid pink background. They are wearing a vibrant, one-shoulder tropical print garment featuring green palm leaves and orange-and-yellow Macaw patterns, finished with fringe on the sleeve.
Daniela Soledade Credit: danielasoledade.com

After a week of wintery weather, it’ll be nice to go to the beach, at least figuratively.

Brazilian Jazz artist Daniela Soledade has a brand new band, which makes its debut in St. Petersburg this weekend.

With a new Sade-flavored single “Brasileira” in tow, Soledade & co. bring all the laidback joy of Rio de Janeiro (“Carioca”) for fans of samba, funk, soul and R&B. 

Tickets to see Daniela Soledade’s “Caricoa Nights” concert at Bayboro Brewing Co. in St. Petersburg on Friday, Jan. 23 are still available and start at $22.52.

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This article appears in Jan. 15 – 21, 2026.

Read his 2016 intro letter and disclosures from 2022 and 2021. Ray Roa started freelancing for Creative Loafing Tampa in January 2011 and was hired as music editor in August 2016. He became Editor-In-Chief...