Carlos Lyra

One of the most important artists of the bossa nova scene, Carlos Lyra was also an intellectual behind the movement, forging new directions like the protest song. Lyra wrote some of the best moments of the bossa nova on his own or with illustrious partners like Vinícius de Moraes. With Roberto Menescal, Lyra created a guitar academy that became a meeting point for future artists Edu Lobo, Marcos Valle, Nara Leão, and Ronaldo Bôscoli. In 1954, Geraldo Vandré interpreted his song "Menina" at a festival; it was recorded the next year by Sílvia Telles. Three years later, Os Carioc...