Alemão Ronaldo came up in Rio de Janeiro's pagode scene in the mid-1990s. His song 'Me Leva Pra Casa' caught on quickly and became a national hit, which put him at the center of that wave of Brazilian music.
He put out a string of albums in the late '90s, starting with the self-titled 'Me Leva Pra Casa' in 1996. Other tracks like 'A Sombra Do Teu Amor' and 'Bye Flowers' stayed in rotation on Brazilian radio. His band typically featured Marquinho do Banjo on banjo and Serginho do Cavaco on cavaquinho.
In 2004, there was a legal dispute with a former band member over the rights to 'Me Leva Pra Casa,' which Ronaldo eventually won. A few years later, in 2010, he was arrested on drug possession charges. Those incidents marked some rough patches, but his music kept finding listeners.
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