Luiz Gonzaga do Nascimento, Sr., The King of Baião or Gonzagão was a Brazilian singer, songwriter, musician and poet and one of most influential figures of Brazilian popular music in the twentieth century. He has been credited for having presented the rich universe of Northeastern musical genres to all of Brazil, having created the musical genre Baião and has been called a revolutionary by Antônio Carlos Jobim. According to Caetano Veloso, he was the first significant cultural event with mass ap...
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