Samuel Rosa de Alvarenga (born July 15, 1966) is lead singer, primary composer and guitarist of
Brazilian rock band
Skank. He has a
psychology
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degree from
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
The Federal University of Minas Gerais ( pt, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, UFMG) is a federalIn the Brazilian Higher Education context, ''Federal'' does not mean ''collegiate'' (even though most Federal Universities in Brazil enjoy a sim ...
.
Samuel writes the music for most of the group's songs, with 80% of the lyrics by Chico Amaral. Other songwriting partners were
Nando Reis
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,
Arnaldo Antunes
Arnaldo Antunes (, born Arnaldo Augusto Nora Antunes Filho, September 2, 1960) is a Brazilian musician, writer, and composer. He was a member of the rock band Titãs, which he co-founded in 1982 and left ten years later. After 1992, he embarked o ...
, and
Lô Borges
Lô Borges (Born Salomão Borges Filho on January 10, 1952) is a Brazilian songwriter, singer, and guitarist. He was one of the founders of Clube da Esquina, a group of musicians that originated in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. He co-author ...
.
Samuel is an avid
football
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fan and supports
Cruzeiro.
References
1966 births
Living people
21st-century Brazilian male singers
21st-century Brazilian singers
Brazilian male guitarists
20th-century Brazilian male singers
20th-century Brazilian singers
Brazilian rock musicians
People from Belo Horizonte
Brazilian rock singers
Latin Grammy Award winners
Latin music songwriters
Rock songwriters
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