TOQUINHO

Biography

Brazilian singer, guitarist, and songwriter.

In 1969 he went to Italy with his friend [a=Chico Buarque] and toured all over the country. But his greatest success began one year later when he joined [a=Vinicius De Moraes], with whom he recorded dozens of records throughout the 1970s. Ever since, the duo’s mild and touching bossa nova and samba are very well-known worldwide.

b.: July 6, 1946 – São Paulo, SP.