Biography

Learning the flute when he was five, Manezinho da Flauta began to participate in novice shows at Rádio Tupi (Rio de Janeiro) around 1930. At 15, he became a pro and was hired by Rádio Guanabara, the next year joining the Farolito Danças dance band. When Humberto Teixeira toured Europe (France, England, and Belgium) to divulge the baião in 1961, he was accompanied by Manezinho. He also participated in the historic samba meetings at Cartola's bar Zicartola in 1963 and 1964. His fi... Read more