Luís Raimundo Pereira, known as Peão Carreiro, was born in 1909 in the countryside of Goiás. He taught himself to play the viola and began performing at local festivals. In 1942, he met accordionist João Batista from Minas Gerais, and they formed a duo that would eventually become Peão Carreiro e Praense.
Their music was rooted in the experiences of rural Brazil, and songs like 'Sertanejo' and 'Lamento De Carreiro' captured that world. In the 1950s, their song 'Rei do Gado' drew criticism from ranchers who felt it portrayed them negatively, leading to legal challenges.
They released albums including 'Viola e Violeiro' in 1956 and 'Zé do Prato' in 1959. Other songs like 'A Volta' and 'Pai, Amigo, Irmão' became part of their catalog, which remained focused on sertanejo traditions.
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