Vinicius Rocha

Vinicius Rocha came up in Rio de Janeiro, where he picked up guitar and started writing songs. He put out albums like 'Canções para a Lua' in 1980 and 'Saudade do Brasil' in 1985.

His song 'A Lua' became his most recognizable piece, a ballad that caught on despite some early criticism about it being too sentimental. He kept playing it at local venues and radio stations, and it eventually stuck.

Other songs like 'Te Querer Tanto Assim' and 'Tentar Te Ligar' show the kind of straightforward, melodic writing he was doing at the time. There was some noise about 'A Lua' possibly borrowing from an older Portuguese tune, but Rocha always said it was his own.