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| Born | (1942-05-09)May 9, 1942 (age 83) Irajá, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Genres | Samba |
Nei Braz Lopes (born May 9, 1942 inIrajá, Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian singer, composer, lawyer, writer and historian, specializing in Afro-Brazilian studies.
Born inIrajá in Rio de Janeiro (a traditional samba neighborhood which also brought usZeca Pagodinho, among others), Nei Lopes graduated as an attorney at law from theUniversity of Brazil, but at the start of the 70's abandoned his recently begun legal career to dedicate himself to music and literature. A professional composer since 1972, Nei Lopes became prominent especially through his partnership withWilson Moreira and by their work, recorded by almost all interpreters of traditional samba. In the 80s, Nei, already acclaimed, was one of the supporters of thePagode movement, which took samba back to the airwaves after an eclipse period.
In the 90's, Nei started partnerships with people identified with theMPB label, such as composerGuinga andZé Renato. He also has a song withChico Buarque.
Nei is the author of a vast book opus concerning Afro-Brazilian thematics, andsamba thematics in particular. He has been working, since 1995, in theBrazilian Encyclopedia of the African Diaspora.
With Wilson Moreira:
(These were later released as a single CD)
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