Luís Carlos Nunes da Silva, nicknamed Carlinhos (born on November 19, 1937 in Rio de Janeiro) played for Flamengo between 1958 and 1969. Because of his elegant football and his thin voice, he was known as "The Violin". In Flamengo he won the 1961 Torneio Rio-São Paulo and twice the Rio State Championship (1963, 1965).

Carlinhos was capped for the Brazilian national team several times in the 1960s.

He was one of the few players to receive the Belfort Duarte Trophy ("fair play award") from the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF). The award is given to the players who have never received a red card.

His career as a manager started in 1983, when the coached Flamengo for 5 matches. Four years later he was back at Flamengo when former coach Antônio Lopes was fired for the bad results in the 1987 Rio State Championship finals. At that time Flamengo's squad had Brazilian star Renato Gaúcho, veteran players (such as Zico, Leandro, Andrade, Nunes and Edinho), and young ones, that had just came from the youth squad. Zico, the main star of the club, still recovering from several knee surgeries wasn't at his top form. Carlinhos, with a little luck and a lot of knowledge of the ways of the football, mixed veterans and newbies to create a very competitive team, that won the 1987 Copa União. Five World Champions in the 1994 World Cup played for that team: Bebeto, Zinho, Aldair, Jorginho and Leonardo.

Carlinhos returned in 1991, in similar conditions. His squad had Júnior, near retirement, Zinho and a lot of newbies (among them Djalminha and Marcelinho). After winning 1991 Rio State Championship, he won the fourth Brazilian National Championship for Flamengo in the 1992 finals against Botafogo (3-0, 2-2).

He would won another important title for Flamengo in 1999, the Mercosur Cup.

Today he is retired, living in Leblon neighborhood, Rio de Janeiro, only a few blocks away from Flamengo's HQ, in Gávea.

As professional he disputed 880 matches: 517 as player and 313 as coach.

On February 12, 2011, he was honored for Flamengo, with the unveiling of a bust and a square at the headquarters of the Club.

References[link]

• Career as a player at Sambafoot
• JB Online

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Carlinhos Brown
Background information
Birth name	Antonio Carlos Santos de Freitas
Born	(1962-10-23) 23 October 1962 (age 49) Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
Genres	Axé, Samba, Afro, MPB, Bolero, Rumba, Salsa
Associated acts	Timbalada, Tribalistas
Website	http://www.carlinhosbrown.com.br/

Carlinhos Brown (born Antonio Carlos Santos de Freitas, November 23, 1962) is an Oscar-nominated Brazilian musician, songwriter and record producer from Salvador, Bahia.^[1] His musical style blends Tropicália, reggae, and traditional Brazilian percussion. He has also been nominated for an Academy Award for his musical contributions in Rio.

He founded Timbalada and Tribalistas, and is also a solo artist.

Early life[link]

He was born in Candeal Pequeno, a small neighbourhood in the Brotas area of Salvador de Bahia (Brazil) to parents Renato and Madalena. In 1967 he was still a child when Caetano Veloso and Gilberto Gil (two 25-year-old musicians from Bahia) started a movement that would radically change Brazilian and popular music: Tropicália.

Osvaldo Alves da Silva (known as the Master of the Bongo) introduced him to the tradition of Brazilian folklore and its percussion: tambourine, drums and reco-reco. He soon learned all the secrets of the percussion instruments and developed a personal style he has never abandoned.

In the early 1980s he started to work in the WR studios in Bahia, where he learned recording and record production techniques, in addition to initiating a task of recompilation and coding of rhythm and percussion sounds from the Bahia area. He then adopted his first nickname: Carlinhos Brown. "It doesn't come from James Brown as people think", he says. "It is inspired in Henry Box Brown, a black person that escaped from slavery in a box. I also tried to learn from the good (and not the mistakes) of H. Rap Brown, of the Black Panther movement".

Musical career[link]

Early years[link]

Brown learned to play various percussion instruments as he grew up and in the 1980s he began to collaborate with other artists. In 1984 he played with Luís Caldas's band Acordes Verdes, one of the originators of samba-reggae, and in 1985 he formed part of Caetano Veloso's band on the record Estrangeiro, penning a song, "Meia Lua Inteira", that was very successful in Brazil and outside the country. In 1985, Luís Caldas recorded “Visão de Cíclope”, composed by Carlinhos Brown, and it became one of the hottest songs on Salvador's radio stations. Following this, he composed “Remexer”, “O Côco” and “É Difícil” for other artists, earning him a Caymmi trophy, one of the most important music awards in Bahía, and led to his participation in world tours with João Gilberto, Djavan, and João Bosco.

Timbalada[link]

In the 1990s he became known nationally and internationally as the leader of the musical group Timbalada, which consisted of more than 100 percussionists and singers, called "timbaleiros", the majority of them young kids from the Candeal neighborhood of Salvador, where Carlinhos was born. They recorded eight albums and toured various countries around the world. Billboard Magazine named their debut album the "best record produced in Latin America" in 1993.

Carlinhos Brown in 2007

Carlinhos Brown in 2007

Solo career[link]

On the heels of Timbalada's success, in 1996 Brown launched a solo album called Alfagamabetizado, on which he sang, composed, and played the instruments. He followed this up with his second album Omelete Man, and a third album, Bahia do Mundo, Mito e Verdade.

1996 also saw Brown appearing on the album Roots by the Brazilian metal band Sepultura.

In 1997, Brown made a cameo appearance performing the song "A Namorada" in the film Speed 2: Cruise Control, and appeared on the Speed 2: Cruise Control Original Motion Picture Soundtrack.^[2]

In 1998, Brown collaborated with Bonga and Marisa Monte on the track "Mulemba Xangola" for the AIDS benefit compilation album Onda Sonora: Red Hot + Lisbon produced by the Red Hot Organization.

Brown released Carlinos Brown É Carlito Marrón in 2003 and collaborated with DJ Dero on the 2004 album Candyall Beat. The Carlito Marrón album achieved considerable success in Spain where it was repackaged a year later with extra tracks, achieving a hit single "Maria Caipirinha" (with DJ Dero) on the Spanish charts in 2005. Carlinhos Brown remains active in the Salvador da Bahía community, founding the Pracatum Music School in the Candeal neighborhood in 1994 as a non-profit organization dedicated to education, cultural, and community development programs in the city, including a professional music school. In addition, Brown has his own recording label, Candyall Records. Brown has also begun painting, and his art works have been well received.

On April 10, 2007, Carlinhos' new album, A Gente Ainda Não Sonhou was released by SonyBMG. It was recorded in Salvador de Bahia between March 2005 and September 2006. Two songs were co-written with Marisa Monte and Arnaldo Antunes. The record opens with Brazilian percussion mixed with electronica, psychedelic strings and booming beats; primitivism and sophistication with a technically naive feel, yet always maintaining the best of Brazil.

The album continues with tracks that fuse electronic sounds with radiant rhythms, a rumba-tango with a Bahian feel, touches of dynamic reggae that clearly show the Brazilian/Jamaican connection, a syncopated funk and also two ballads, one that mixes acoustic with electronic ambiance and shows Brown's mastery of this type of music, and another with a magnificent string arrangement that adorns one of the most lyrical songs on the album.

Carlinhos Brown is extensively featured in the 2004 documentary El Milagro de Candeal.

In 2011, he collaborated with Los Van Vans to record the track "Soy Loco Por Tí, América" for to the Red Hot Organization's most recent charitable album Red Hot + Rio 2. The album is a follow-up to the 1996 Red Hot + Rio. Proceeds from the sales will be donated to raise awareness and money to fight AIDS/HIV and related health and social issues.

Tribalistas[link]

In 2002 he formed the group Tribalistas with Arnaldo Antunes and Marisa Monte, contributing vocals and drums to their self-titled album Os Tribalistas. Their single "Já sei namorar" became the number one song on Brazilian radio stations, and their second single "Velha Infância" met with almost equal success. The album spawned two more hits in Brazil, "Passe Em Casa", co-written with Margareth Menezes, and "É Você". In 2003, Tribalistas won the Best Album, Best DVD, and Best Song (for "Já Sei Namorar") awards from the Multishow of Brazilian Music.

Discography[link]

Studio albums[link]

• 1996 Alfagamabetizado (Blue Note Records)
• 1998 Omelete Man (Blue Note Records)
• 2001 Bahia do Mundo, Mito e Verdade (Blue Note Records)
• 2003 Carlinhos Brown é Carlito Marrón (Blue Note Records)
• 2004 Candyall Beat (Vale)
• 2007 A Gente Ainda Não Sonhou (Sony BMG)
• 2010 Adobró (Sony BMG)
• 2010 Diminuto (Sony BMG)

References[link]

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Carlinhos Brown

• Official website
• The curse of Carlinhos Brown (Portuguese)
• The release of Adobró and Diminuto albums (in Portuguese)

Ezequiel Dero (born July 10, 1968 in Buenos Aires, Argentina), also known as DJ Dero, is a DJ, producer and remixer of House, Electro House, Techno and Eurodance styles. He was a pioneer in his country and is recognized worldwide due to the production of hits, which were published in over 25 countries, as "Batucada", "Dero's Illusion," "Revolution" or "Maríacaipirinha" and also by participating in major festivals in the genre as the legendary Love Parade in Germany five times among other distinguished events.

Biography[link]

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Dero & Rivera[link]

In March 2008, was presented with prestigious artists such as Robbie Rivera, Marco V, John Aquaviva, Seb Fontaine, Antoine Clamaran, Laidback Luke, Kurd Maverick and others as part of the festivities Juicy Amnesia Ibiza at renowned club Nocturnal on Miami. In April, his single "I Retro" is positioned in the place of the Buzz Chart number 15 from France and remix the theme of "Reverb" belonging to The Rivera Project being released by the label Juicy Music as a single and included in the album "Juicy Music Essentials Volume 4 " on the same label. In May, Paul Van Dyk includes the track "I Retro" in his compilation mixed by himself, named Cream Ibiza containing all the hits of the season on the island. In June 2008, he is presented alongside electro pop group Miranda! in former Obras Sanitarias Stadium in Buenos Aires in an impressive show with their Mirandamix.

In August he appeared at the Club Glam in Asuncion, Paraguay as part of the Heineken Music Festival. From there they went to Ibiza for the summer to play alongside Robbie Rivera Juicy at Amnesia Ibiza party. In that month, his tracks "I Retro" and "The Big Room" are part of the launch Juicy Ibiza 2008 (The Unmixed Singles) by the label Juicy Music. In September, the new single, along with Robbie Rivera, called "Truktor" is played by the legendary Judge Jules in for Pete Tong Essential Selection on BBC Radio 1 in the UK. In that month, launched a new version of their smash hit "Batucada - Dero & Rivera" next to one of the pioneers of global house, Robbie Rivera, a few days gets the # 1 selling downloads on the site at Beatport ranking of electro house and the number 4 in the main chart of the most downloaded by users around the world, also getting the post 6 in the Buzz Chart UK. This new version sounds electro house is hit by major worldwide DJs like Erick Morillo, David Guetta, Steve Angello and Sebastian Ingrosso and radio programs as the most important Fastrax Show of Pete Tong.

In November 2008 he made the worldwide release of a double album called I Retro, under its seal Oid Mortales Records, consisting of a CD called "iTracks" which contains all new productions, notably "Dero's Rave," " Dance "and" Illusion'08 ", a bonus DVD entitled "Live iRetro" with images of his tours around the world and a dj set in Mp3 named "Mp3 Dero IRetro Exclusive DJ Mix". Just one week of its appearance on the album was ranked 8 out of 100 top selling albums in Argentina as the ranking CAPIF. In turn, the edited remixes by Robbie Rivera, DMS12, MONDAY, Willie Morales and his own hit again in the world Batucada Juicy Music label with the name "Batucada (The Remixes)". In late November a new production called "Animal Retro" not yet published and began to dream in the most important shows such as "Fuck Me, Im Famous" by David Guetta is broadcast in the influential French signal FG DJ Radio.

In December, the single edit Truktor produced with Robbie Rivera based on his classic "Tuk Tak" with the label Juicy Music. His song "Batucada (Dero & Robbie Rivera Mix)" is included in the compiled Sensation Germany Part 2 of the world famous Ministry Of Sound label in that month. The single from Robbie Rivera called In Too Deep Remixes of remixes including Dero is chosen as Single Of The Week. Later that year, with David Guetta performs a bootleg version merging global hits Love Is Gone and "Batucada" by the name "Batucada Is Love" became a worldwide phenomenon, played by djs most influential presentations and radio programs. This track has yet to date of publication. 2009 Start your track being "Batucada - Dero & Rivera" from among the top 30 dance songs of 2008 according to the prestigious Buzz Chart (DMC Update), which is produced by prominent press in the UK.

Radio and TV[link]

For over 20 years that has radio programs. It began in Buenos Aires 95.1 FM, called "Z 95" around the year 1989, at a time when sounds like House, New Beat, Techno Pop, Acid and other European trends became popular in Argentina. Then by the Energy 101.1 FM (NRG), a pioneer of electronic music with his program "DJ Dero In The Mix" in Argentina in the 1990s, said festival organizer famous raves during that decade. Later, he worked in radio X4 of the producer "Cuatro Cabezas" with its "South American Techno". Since 2007 and is producing and driving the show called "Dero en la 100" for three hours every Saturday starting at midnight to be transmitted by "La 100" FM 99.9 of Buenos Aires, Argentina, which includes a chain of more than 60 repeaters throughout Argentina in addition to the Internet broadcast. It also has an "Internet Radio" that is active 24 hours a day with music selected by him.

On television he co-driver program "Muchdance" which is aired live every Thursday, for the signal MuchMusic Argentina from 1998 to 2001 with Aldo Haydar and Juan Pablo Firter. The resident DJ was DJ Pitty the cycle and in the presence of guest DJs, national and international, such as Zombie Nation and Dj Hell among others.

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Countries where his music was edited[link]

Albums[link]

Singles[link]

Remixes[link]

DJ Compilations[link]

Videos[link]

Notes[link]

External links[link]

• Official Website
• Ezequiel Dero in Myspace
• Oid Mortales Records
• Ezequiel Dero in Facebook
• Ezequiel Dero in Beatport
• Discography in Discogs
• Dero in DJ LIST

Claudia Leitte
Background information
Birth name	Cláudia Cristina Leite Inácio
Born	(1980-07-10) July 10, 1980 (age 31)
Origin	São Gonçalo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Genres	Pop, axe
Instruments	Vocals, guitar, piano
Years active	2001-present
Labels	Sony Music

Cláudia Cristina Leite Inácio, known as Claudia Leitte (born July 10, 1980^[1] in São Gonçalo, Rio de Janeiro^[2]) is a Pop, Brazilian axé singer, and former vocalist of the group Babado Novo.^[3] Since she is one of the most popular axé singers in Brazil,^[4][5] she hosted MTV Brasil's Video Music Brasil 2007,^[6] in which she had been nominated as best singer in that award.^[7] Claudia Leitte has also won other awards.

Biography[link]

Claudia Leitte started singing children's songs, while still young, then worked as a singer in bars. She was also the vocalist of several axé music bands. As a teenager she sang in trios elétricos.^[2] She became a professional singer when she was thirteen years old.^[4]

Leitte has been the vocalist of Salvador-based axé band Babado Novo since November 2001. Her band released five albums.^[8] The band's first album, named Sem Vergonha, released in 2003, sold more than 90,000 copies, being the band's first Gold disc, while the album named Uau! Babado Novo ao Vivo em Salvador, released in 2004, sold more than 100,000 CDs and more than 70,000 DVDs, and the fourth album, released in December 2005, named Diário de Claudinha (meaning Claudinha's Diary, Claudinha being Claudia Leitte's nickname) sold 70,000 copies in just one week.^[4]

As a member of the band, she was nominated for the 2007 MTV Video Music Brasil, promoted by MTV Brasil.^[7] Claudia Leitte has also won in 2007 the Brazilian Best Female Singer award, promoted by GloboRadio, beating Ivete Sangalo, Sandy, Ana Carolina and Maria Rita,^[9] and she and her band won the following Carnatal awards: best female singer, best band, best bloco, best music ("Exttravasa") and best artist.^[5] In January 2008, Leitte announced that she would be leaving her band, and starting a solo career,^[10] recording her first solo career DVD in February 2008 in Copacabana Beach, Rio de Janeiro.^[11] On February 5, 2008, Claudia Leitte performed for the last time as a member of Babado Novo band.^[12] On February 17, 2008, at a show in Copacabana Beach, she performed her first live album as a solo singer, watched by 700,000 people.^[13] On July 4, 2008, her first solo CD and DVD, named Ao Vivo em Copacabana (meaning Live in Copacabana) was released at Credicard Hall, São Paulo.^[14]

Claudia Leitte was twice on the cover of Brazilian magazine VIP, published by Editora Abril, the first time being in February 2006, and the second time in February 2008.^[15] She was also on the cover of the August 2006 edition of Corpo a Corpo magazine.^[16] In 2008 she signed a three-year contract with AmBev to star Guaraná Antarctica ads, her first ad was broadcast on March 23.^[17] She sang for the Miss Universe competition swimsuit competition in São Paulo, with the new single "Locomotion Batucada".

Discography[link]

CD[link]

• 2010: As Máscaras
• Sales: 50.000

• 2008: Ao Vivo em Copacabana
• Sales: 100.000

DVD[link]

• 2008: Ao Vivo em Copacana
• Sales: 200.000

Singles[link]

• 2011: Samba (feat. Ricky Martin)
• 2011: Locomotion Batucada
• 2011: Elixir (feat. Olodum)
• 2011: Preto
• 2011: Trilhos Fortes
• 2011: Água
• 2010: Don Juan (feat. Belo)
• 2010: Famo$a (Billionaire) (feat. Travie McCoy)
• 2010: Paixão
• 2010: As Máscaras (Se Deixa Levar)
• 2009: Sorri, Sou Rei (feat. Natiruts)
• 2009: Horizonte
• 2009: Beijar na Boca
• 2008: Pássaros
• 2008: Exttravasa

References[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Claudia Leitte

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