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Antônio Carlos Moreira Pires (July 8, 1947 – April 13, 2020), better known as Moraes Moreira , was a Brazilian
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and
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. During the 1970s he played
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and sang in the band
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, after which he embarked on a
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career recording 29 albums.Pereira, Ianá Souza. Axé-axé: o megafenômeno baiano. Revista África e Africanidades, Rio de Janeiro, ano 2, n. 8, February 2010, p.02 Moreira was involved in recording 40 full-length albums with Novos Baianos and Trio Elétrico Dodô e Osmar, and two more albums with guitarist
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. Moreira was one of the most versatile
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s of Brazil, mixing the genres of
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,
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, ''
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'', ''
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'', '' baião'', and classical.


Career


Novos Baianos

Moreira began playing the
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in festivals at São João and other events in
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,
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such as "Portal da Chapada Diamantina". In his youth he learned to play the
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while taking a science class in Caculé,
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, Brazil. He moved to
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and there met
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, and was also introduced to
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. On meeting
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,
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, Paulinho Boca de Cantor, and
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, they formed the band
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, and were active from 1969 until 1975. Together with
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, he composed almost all of the songs of the group. The album '' Acabou Chorare'', released by the band in 1972, has been ranked by ''
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'' as the greatest Brazilian music album of all time.


Solo career

Moraes began his
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career in 1975, and has since then recorded more than 20 albums. In his solo career, he was the lead singer in the trio Trio de Dodô e Osmar, and recorded many popular songs associated with
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, in what was conventionally called "frevo trieletrizado". Some of the hits during this part of his career include, "Pombo Correio", "Vassourinha Elétrica", and "Bloco do Prazer". During the 1980s he distanced himself from the
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due to increasing commercialization from tourism. In 1994 he recorded "Brasil Tem Concerto" which was influenced by classical music, and in the following year appeared in the
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special ''Moraes Moreira Acústico MTV'' which was later released as a CD and DVD. In 1997, he recorded the album ''50 Carnavais'' which commemorated his 50th birthday and 50 carnivals. Two years later, he recorded ''500 Sambas'' (in honor of the
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500 years before) which focused on
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music. In 2000, he released ''Bahião com H'', playing baião with characteristic Bahian rhythms. In 2003, with the release of ''Meu Nome é Brasil (2003)'', he completed his Brazil's themed trilogy, which, also, included ''Lá Vem o Brasil Descendo a Ladeira'' (1979) and ''O Brasil tem Concerto'' (1994). In 2005, he independently released the album ''De Repente'', which mixed
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with
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ian influences and included his characteristic classical guitar swing rhythms. He published the book, ''A história dos Novos Baianos e outros versos'' (''The History of the Novos Baianos and other verses''), in which he told the history of the group in a
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and interesting aspects of his solo career. The book resulted in a Brazilian tour of the same name where he played his major hits and recited passages from the book. In 2009, it was released as a DVD and CD. In 2012, he recorded the album ''A Revolta dos Ritmos'', a compilation of 12 of his unedited recordings.


Death

Moreira died on April 13, 2020, at age 72 from a
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.


Solo discography

Source: * 1975 – ''Moraes Moreira'' (Som Livre) * 1977 – ''Cara e Coração'' (Som Livre) * 1978 – ''Alto Falante'' (Som Livre) * 1979 – ''Lá vem o Brasil Descendo a Ladeira'' (Som Livre) * 1980 – ''Bazar Brasileiro'' (Ariola) * 1981 – ''Moraes Moreira'' (Ariola) * 1983 – ''Coisa Acesa'' (Ariola) * 1983 – ''Pintando o Oito'' (Ariola) * 1984 – ''Mancha de Dendê Não Sai'' (Ariola) * 1985 – ''Tocando a Vida'' (CBS) * 1986 – ''Mestiço é Isso'' (CBS) * 1988 – ''República da Música'' (CBS) * 1988 – ''Baiano Fala Cantando'' (CBS) * 1990 – ''Moraes e Pepeu'' (Warner) * 1994 – ''Moraes e Pepeu - Ao vivo no Japão'' (Warner) * 1991 – ''Cidadão'' (Sony) * 1993 – ''Terreiro do Mundo'' (Polygram) * 1993 – ''Tem um Pé no Pelô'' (Som Livre) * 1994 – ''O Brasil tem Conserto'' (Polygram) * 1995 – ''Moraes Moreira Acústico MTV'' (EMI-Odeon) * 1996 – ''Estados'' (Virgin) * 1997 – ''50 Carnavais'' (Virgin) * 1999 – ''500 Sambas'' (Abril Music) * 2000 – ''Bahião com H'' (Atração Fonográfica) * 2003 – ''Meu Nome é Brasil'' (Universal) * 2005 – ''De Repente'' (Rob Digital) * 2009 – ''A História dos Novos Baianos e Outros Versos'' (Biscoito Fino) * 2012 – ''A Revolta dos Ritmos'' (Biscoito Fino) * 2018 – ''Ser Tão'' (Discobertas)


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Dicionário Cravo Albin da Música Popular Brasileira The Dicionário Cravo Albin da Música Popular Brasileira (''Cravo Albin Dictionary of Brazilian Pop Music'') is a non-commercial website maintained by the Instituto Cultural Cravo Albin (Cravo Albin Cultural Institute). Its objective is to gath ...
(in Portuguese)
Moraes Moreira on Allmusic
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Moraes Moreira in the 80s
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