- Awarded the highest honors of Portugal: Ordem Militar de Sant'Iago da Espada (Grau de Cavaleiro) in 1958, Ordem Militar de Sant'Iago da Espada (Grau de Oficial) in 1970 both by President Américo Thomaz; Ordem do Infante D.Henrique (Grau Grande Oficial) in 1980 by President Ramalho Eanes; Ordem Militar de Sant'Iago da Espada (Grã Cruz) in 1990 by President Mário Soares. In 2001, posthumously, Amália was awarded with Ordem do Infante D. Henrique (Grã Cruz)by President Jorge Sampaio.
- Her body is in Panteón Nacional, in Lisbon, next to important figures of Portugal.
- Fado singer.
- Awarded France's highest honors: Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 1970 and Commandeur de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 1985.
- Awarded one of Spain's highest honors, Orden de Isabel, la Catolica (Laço de Dama) in 1968.
- Sister of the Fado singer Celeste Rodrigues.
- Her parents and older sibling moved to Fundão when Amália was 14 months old. She stayed with her grandparents in Lisbon. Amália move to her parents house at the age of 14 when they return to Lisbon.
- She died in her house in São Bento.
- In 1949 she sang for the first time in Paris and London. And in 1952 she sang for the first time in New York in La Vie en Rose.
- Siblings: Vicente, Filipe, José (died as a child), António (died as a child), Celeste Rodrigues, Ana, Maria da Glória (died as a child) and Maria Odete.
- Amália got married to César Seabra in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
- The Rua de São Bento, in Lisbon, here is located the house in which she lived her last years and died, is informally called by some Rua Amália.
- In 1938 she represented Alcântara ward in the Spring Contest.
- In 1939 she made her debut as a Fado singer in Retiro da Severa.
- Parents: Albertino de Jesus Rodrigues (1888-1962) and Lucinda da Piedade Rebordão.
- In 1929 Amália started to studied in Tapada da Ajuda School.
- Dame of the Ancient, Most Noble and Enlightened Military Order of Saint James of the Sword, of the Scientific, Literary and Artistic Merit (16 July 1958), Officer of the Ancient, Most Noble and Enlightened Military Order of Saint James of the Sword, of the Scientific, Literary and Artistic Merit (16 February 1971), Grand-Officer of the Order of Prince Henry (9 April 1981), Grand-Cross of the Ancient, Most Noble and Enlightened Military Order of Saint James of the Sword, of the Scientific, Literary and Artistic Merit (4 January 1990), Grand-Cross of the Order of Prince Henry (27 July 1998).
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