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 Moreira in 2011 | |
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| Birth name | Antônio Carlos Moreira Pires |
| Born | July 8, 1947 Ituaçu, Bahia, Brazil |
| Died | April 13, 2020 (aged 72) Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
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| Years active | 1969–2020 |
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Antônio Carlos Moreira Pires (July 8, 1947 – April 13, 2020), better known as Moraes Moreira [moˈɾajz muˈɾejɾa], was a Brazilian musician and songwriter.[1] During the 1970s he played guitar and sang in the band Novos Baianos,[2] after which he embarked on a solo career recording 29 albums.[3] Moreira was involved in recording 40 full-length albums with Novos Baianos and Trio Elétrico Dodô e Osmar, and two more albums with guitarist Pepeu Gomes. Moreira was one of the most versatile composers[4] of Brazil, mixing the genres of rock, samba, choro, frevo, baião, and classical.[5]
- ^ "Listas - As 100 Maiores Vozes da Música Brasileira - Moraes Moreira - Rolling Stone Brasil" (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on September 12, 2018. Retrieved May 3, 2017.
- ^ Dunn, Christopher (October 13, 2016). Contracultura: Alternative Arts and Social Transformation in Authoritarian Brazil. UNC Press Books. ISBN 9781469628523.
- ^ Pereira, Ianá Souza. Axé-axé: o megafenômeno baiano. Revista África e Africanidades, Rio de Janeiro, ano 2, n. 8, February 2010, p.02
- ^ Moraes Moreira, Polysom, August 24, 2018, retrieved April 17, 2020
- ^ "Moraes Moreira - New Songs, Playlists & Latest News - BBC Music". BBC. Retrieved April 17, 2020.