Tânia Braz’s family roots originated from the interiors of Minas Gerais and Sao Paulo states, where her ancestors, local farmers, used to cultivate coffee and raise cattle.
Hard times caused by a slowdown of the national economy along with other misfortunes, contributed to a total loss of the family’s assets.
Her grandmother, Dna Rita, decided to move to the city but only to end up living in a small and modest home. The story goes that in the evenings, after a hard day’s work, Dna Rita, surrounded by her ten children, would play the guitar and sing, while her husband recited poetry written by his brother Euclides.

A generation later, the newlyweds, police detective Sr. Expedito Ferreira and school teacher, Da. Terezinha Rosa Braz moved in to a small house with a pretty garden at Marambaia street, Bairro Caicaras, in the city of Belo Horizonte.
It has been told that very often the neighbors would shyly stop by the garden fences to hear a beautiful mezzo soprano voice coming from the backyard. That voice belonged to Tania’s mother, who would joyfully sing songs while taking care of her flowers.

Unfortunately Dna Terezinha passed away very young. At that  time, Tânia, the  older child  was only five years old. Tânia and her two brothers, Dito and Sidney, were brought up by Sr Expedito, a loving and strict father. The children grew up seeing Sr. Expedito working long hours to support the family and to achieve financial security.  Even though he became a widower at a young age, he never remarried.

Tânia was a well behaved and obedient child.  At school, she was always responsible and excelled in her grades.

As the years went by, Tânia who always studied music, did not think of pursuing it as  a career until after graduating from college. It was then that she decided to shift her destiny.