Father of the composers Paulinho Tapajós and Maurício Tapajós and of the singer Dorinha Tapajós, Paulo Tapajós was Vinícius de Moraes' partner in the latter's first composition, the fox trot "Loura ou Morena"; the song was recorded in 1928 by Paulo in a duo with his brother Haroldo Tapajós. In the preceding year, Paulo had formed with his brothers Haroldo Tapajós and Osvaldo Tapajós the vocal trio Irmãos Tapajós, which performed at parties, having debuted at the Rádio Sociedade do Rio de Janeiro in 1928. Paulinho Tapajós also wrote with De Moraes the fox-canção "Canção da Noit...