Billy Blanco is the author of over 300 songs, some of them written in collaboration with Tom Jobim, Baden Powell, Sebastião Tapajós, and Sílvio Caldas. His songs were recorded by some of the most important Brazilian artists of their times, like Lúcio Alves, Dick Farney, Dolores Durán, Isaura Garcia, Os Cariocas, Wilson Simonal, Jair Rodrigues, and many others. He also wrote music for the cinema, participating in the soundtracks of films like Crônica da Cidade Amada (Carlos Hugo Christensen), Esse Rio Que Eu Amo, and Carnaval Atlântida. Blanco composed music for theater, includ...