Ballerina, tap dancer, clown. She is the daughter of the Canadian Pet Evans Haywanon and Anitta Dimetro Haywanon. Her father moved to Brazil and in 1943, he inaugurated Circo Star Light in the State of Pernambuco. There, she and her sister started performing circus acts. In 1945, Raylda married Maranhão with whom she had two children who became circus artists: Sueli and Ronaldo Evans de Oliveira.