Mumuzinho

Hailing from Rio de Janeiro, Márcio da Costa Batista is a pagode and samba singer and actor better known by his family nickname, Mumuzinho. Born in 1983, in the early 2000s he began appearing in minor film and television roles, but towards the end of the decade gravitated more and more towards music. A gig as a background vocalist for Dudu Nobre opened further doors, and by the time he self-released his debut album Transpirando Amor (2011), he was already a familiar face in the pagode scene. A recording deal with Universal Music Brasil the following year completed his rise to ...