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João César
João César came up in Rio de Janeiro, where he started playing music as a teenager. He was in a band called Os Mutantes before going solo in the 1980s. His...
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João César came up in Rio de Janeiro, where he started playing music as a teenager. He was in a band called Os Mutantes before going solo in the 1980s. His debut album, 'Filosofia do Amor,' gave him a hit with the title track.
That song, along with others like 'Força de Deus,' connected with listeners through lyrics that dealt plainly with love and life's harder questions. He kept recording through the 80s and 90s, putting out albums like 'Sem Censura' and 'O Livro do Amor.'
His career wasn't always smooth. In 1989, he was arrested on drug charges, which led to a public legal fight. He kept making music through it, and his work from that period is often mentioned alongside that episode.
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