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Jaques Morelenbaum
Jaques Morelenbaum
Brazilian composer and conductor
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Carlos Paredes
Carlos Paredes
Portuguese musician
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Ana Moura
Ana Moura
Portuguese fado singer (b.1979)
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Dulce Pontes
Dulce Pontes
Portuguese songwriter and singer
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Gilberto Gil
Gilberto Gil
Brazilian recording artist, singer, guitarist, songwriter and politician
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Madredeus
Madredeus
Portuguese band
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Salvador Sobral
Salvador Sobral
Portuguese singer
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Bebel Gilberto
Bebel Gilberto
Brazilian-American singer
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Antônio Carlos Jobim
Antônio Carlos Jobim
Brazilian songwriter, composer, arranger, singer, and pianist/guitarist
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Rodrigo Leão
Rodrigo Leão
Portuguese musician and composer
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Rita Lee
Rita Lee
Brazilian singer and musician
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Radamés Gnattali
Radamés Gnattali
Brazilian composer, pianist and conductor
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Eloy Fritsch
Eloy Fritsch
Brazilian musician
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Gal Costa
Gal Costa
Brazilian singer
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Carlinhos Brown
Carlinhos Brown
Brazilian musician
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Maria Bethânia
Maria Bethânia
Brazilian singer
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Elis Regina
Elis Regina
Brazilian singer of popular and jazz music
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Erasmo Carlos
Erasmo Carlos
Brazilian recording artist; singer-songwriter
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Caetano Veloso
Caetano Veloso
Brazilian composer, singer, guitarist, writer, and political activist
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Arthur Maia
Arthur Maia
Brazilian musician
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Jon Batiste
Jon Batiste
American cross-genre musician
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David Fonseca
David Fonseca
Portuguese recording artist; singer
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João Gilberto
João Gilberto
Brazilian singer, songwriter, and guitarist
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Jorge Ben
Jorge Ben
Brazilian recording artist, musician, songwriter
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Ed Motta
Ed Motta
Brazilian musician
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Carlos do Carmo
Carlos do Carmo
Portuguese fado singer
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Bernardo Sassetti
Bernardo Sassetti
Portuguese jazz musician
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Alejandro Sanz
Alejandro Sanz
Spanish singer-songwriter and musician
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António Pinho Vargas
António Pinho Vargas
Portuguese composer
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Roberto Carlos
Roberto Carlos
Brazilian recording artist; singer, songwriter
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Cazuza
Cazuza
Brazilian composer and singer
Pedro Abrunhosa
Portuguese musician

Pedro Abrunhosa

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Pedro Machado Abrunhosa (born 20 December 1960) is a Portuguese singer, songwriter, musician and composer. Trained in jazz music, Abrunhosa started his career in the 1980s playing in jazz bands and teaching in music and art schools in Porto. He is a co-founder of the Jazz School of Porto.

In 1994 Abrunhosa launched a solo career in pop music with his debut album Viagens. This album made Abrunhosa the fastest-selling artist in Portuguese record-industry history at the time, reached number-one in the Portuguese album charts and sold over 140,000 copies. His second album Tempo (1996) continued the success and confirmed Abrunhosa's status as a major artist in the Portuguese music industry. Six of his eight studio albums have reached number-one in the Portuguese album charts.

Aside from his music, he is known for always wearing sunglasses in public. Abrunhosa also played himself in the 1999 Manoel de Oliveira film The Letter. He is a board member of the Portuguese Authors Society.