A songwriter from Fortaleza whose romantic ballads and pop tunes have shaped Brazilian music for decades.
For a good frame, listen to 'Canteiros' and 'Deslizes'. They give you a sense of his romantic touch and that steady, lived-in delivery.
His 1977 song 'Borbulhas de Amor' is still a classic, a melody about love and loss that stuck around in the culture. Songs like 'Canteiros' and 'Você Endoideceu Meu Coração' show his range from tender ballads to straightforward pop. He's worked with Chico Buarque and Milton Nascimento, drawing from jazz and bossa nova while staying grounded in Brazilian popular song.
He started as a guitarist in Fortaleza before his debut album came out in 1973. After 'Borbulhas de Amor' in 1977, he kept recording through plagiarism allegations in the 1980s, putting out more than 25 albums like 'Traduzir-se' in 1981 and 'O Quinze' in 2009.
Keep it compact: a lyric you come back to, a live memory, or the part of the catalog you would point someone toward first.
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