Germano Meneghel (1961 – June 13, 2011) was a Brazilian musician and singer-songwriter. Meneghel was a lead vocalist of

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, an internationally-known cultural and musical group based in

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. Meneghel was responsible for writing some of Olodum's most well known songs, including "Avisa Lá" and "Alegria Geral". Meneghel suffered from health problems, including

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and had complained of chest pains shortly before his death in 2011. Meneghel died at his home in the

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neighborhood of

, on June 13, 2011, at the age of 49.

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2011 deaths 20th-century Brazilian male singers 20th-century Brazilian singers Brazilian male singer-songwriters Brazilian singer-songwriters Musicians from Salvador, Bahia Samba musicians 1961 births {{Brazil-singer-stub