A Rio de Janeiro duo who blended samba and bossa nova with folk storytelling in the 1970s.
For a good sense of their sound, try "Louco de Amor" or the earlier "Santa Luzia." They're both gentle, unforced examples of how the duo handled melody.
They had a knack for songs that felt both personal and rooted in Brazilian tradition. "Santa Luzia," their early hit about the patron saint of eyesight, showed how they could turn a folk devotion into something warm and immediate. Later tracks like "Louco de Amor" kept that approach alive with a lighter touch.
Nenete and Dorinho met in Rio in the early 1970s and released their first album in 1974. They followed it with records like "Noites Cariocas" and "Luz do Luar," working in Rio for years even as the details of their later activity grew quieter.
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