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Arlindo Cruz | |
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.jpg) Arlindo Cruz performing in 2008 | |
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| Born | Arlindo Domingos da Cruz Filho (1958-09-14)14 September 1958 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Died | 8 August 2025(2025-08-08) (aged 66) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Genres | Samba,pagode,partido alto,MPB |
| Occupations | Singer, songwriter |
| Instruments | Cavaquinho, guitar |
| Years active | 1981–2017 |
| Labels | Universal Music |
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Arlindo Domingos da Cruz FilhoOMC (14 September 1958 – 8 August 2025) was a Brazilian musician and songwriter, working in the genre ofsamba andpagode. Cruz took part in the most important formation ofGrupo Fundo de Quintal, and was considered[by whom?] one of the most important figures of the pagode movement.[1]
At the age of seven, Cruz was given his first musical instrument, thecavaquinho, by his father (Arlindão), a friend and partner ofCandeia with whom he had founded the Mensageiros do Samba group. From age 7 to 12, Cruz already played by ear, learning chord voicing from his brother Acyr Marques' guitar playing. At 12, he went on to study classical guitar for 2 years at the Flor do Méier institution. About that time he started working professionally as a musician, onrodas de samba with various artists, especiallyCandeia who he considers to be his musical godfather. With Candeia he recorded a simple compact and an LP called 'Roda de Samba', playingcavaquinho.[citation needed]
WithJorge Aragão exitingGrupo Fundo de Quintal, Cruz was invited to join the group, an invitation which he accepted happily, dedicating himself during 12 years of success. Cruz played the banjo cavaquinho in the group and was one of the lead voices and songwriters, along with singer/songwriterSombrinha, who played cavaquinho and guitar.[2]
Arlindo Cruz had over 450 songs recorded by various artists, includingZeca Pagodinho,Maria Rita andBeth Carvalho. Cruz was also considered one of the most prolific banjo players to have ever dwelt in the samba scene, alongsideAlmir Guineto, with a great number of studio recordings for various artists, standing as a distinguished instrumentalist.[3]
After leaving Grupo Fundo de Quintal in 1993, Cruz released one solo record. Soon afterwards, he joined his old partner Sombrinha in a quite successful partnership,Arlindo Cruz & Sombrinha, which lasted until ca. 2005.[citation needed]
In 2012, Arlindo Cruz recordedTatu Bom De Bola, the official song forFuleco the Armadillo, the official Mascot of2014 FIFA World Cup, which took place in Brazil from 12 June to 13 July 2014.[4]
In 2015, his albumHerança Popular was nominated for the16th Latin Grammy Awards in theBest Samba/Pagode Album category.[5]
Arlindo Cruz proceeded in his solo career until 17 March 2017 when he suffered astroke. It occurred when the musician was preparing himself to travel with his son toOsasco, São Paulo, as part of the project "Pagode 2 Arlindos". In the following year, he regained the movements of his mouth and could breathe by himself again by 2019.[6][7]
Arlindo died at the Hospital Barra D'Or in Rio de Janeiro on August 8, 2025, at the age of 66, frommultiple organ failure as a result of the stroke he suffered in 2017 and pneumonia. His funeral was scheduled for the following day at the Império Serrano samba school. After a procession through the streets of the city, the singer was buried in the early afternoon of August 10 at the Parque Jardim da Saudade Cemetery in Jardim Sulacap.[8]
The mayor of Rio de Janeiro,Eduardo Paes, declared official mourning in the city and announced that the future Parque Piedade will be named after Arlindo Cruz.
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