Antônio Maria

Writer of all-time classics like "Manhã de Carnaval" and "Samba de Orfeu" (both with Luís Bonfá for Marcel Camus' film Orfeu do Carnaval, which launched the bossa nova internationally), "Suas Mãos" (with Pernambuco), "Ninguém Me Ama," and "Quando Tu Passas por Mim" (with Vinícius de Moraes), Antônio Maria is one of the biggest proponents of the dramatic, suffering style known as fossa or dor-de-cotovelo. He took piano classes in his childhood. At 13 he became a DJ at Rádio Clube Pernambuco. In 1940, he moved to Rio de Janeiro, where he shared a room with his old friend the jou...