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Martin Mendonça
Martin Andrade de Mendonça (born 3 June 1976, Salvador, Bahia) is a Brazilian singer, musician and guitarist. He became known for playing alongside singer Pitty and also in the side project Agridoce. Career Mendonça began playing acoustic guitar and started playing electric guitar between the ages of 16 and 17. He played in the Bahian band Cascadura and with which he moved, in 2003, to the city of São Paulo in order to try to have a career on a national level, but the members' attempts failed, taking the guitarist back to Salvador, Bahia. In December 2004, Mendonça was invited to play with Pitty and returned to São Paulo in 2005. Solo career and other projects In 2010, Mendonça released the album ''Dezenove Vezes Amor'' in partnership with drummer Duda Machado. They play nine songs, including “Passa em Volta”, “Daqui pra Frente” and “Me Perdi”. After a decade of accompanying Pitty in her band guitarist Mendonça – with whom Pitty also created the Agridoce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salvador, Bahia
Salvador (English: ''Savior'') is a Brazilian municipality and capital city of the state of Bahia. Situated in the Zona da Mata in the Northeast Region of Brazil, Salvador is recognized throughout the country and internationally for its cuisine, music and architecture. The African influence in many cultural aspects of the city makes it a center of Afro-Brazilian culture. As the first capital of Colonial Brazil, the city is one of the oldest in the Americas and one of the first planned cities in the world, having been established during the Renaissance period. Its foundation in 1549 by Tomé de Sousa took place on account of the implementation of the General Government of Brazil by the Portuguese Empire. Centralization as a capital, along with Portuguese colonization, were important factors in shaping the profile of the municipality, as were certain geographic characteristics. The construction of the city followed the uneven topography, initially with the formation of two leve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
