Péricles Aparecido Fonseca de Faria, also known as Péricles, or Periclão (born in
Santo André
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, July 22, 1969), is a
Brazilian singer, composer and
instrumentist of
pagode
Pagode () is a Brazilian style of music that originated in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, as a subgenre of Samba. Pagode originally meant a celebration with food, music, dance, and party. In 1978, singer Beth Carvalho was introduced to this music, like ...
, a subgenre of
samba
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. He was the vocalist of
Exaltasamba since the band's formation, in 1982, until late February 2012, when he decided to follow a solo career.
Biography
Péricles is a former vocalist of
Exaltasamba. He's also an instrumentist and a composer. Before his musical career, he worked in two state schools as a class inspector and for a car manufacturer in
São Bernardo do Campo
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It is part of the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo. The population is 810,729 (2022 census) in an area of .
According to 2021 data from ...
. Péricles is the father of Lucas Morato, a singer, and is currently married to Lidiane Santos.
Career
In 2018, he debuted as
samba-enredo interpreter, sharing the microphone of
Mangueira with
Ciganerey. In the same year, he created the "Canal do Periclão", a direct link with his fans on YouTube, where he discusses various topics. Péricles founded his office, Farias Produções, and since then, managed his own career. His album ''Em Sua Direção'', launched in 2018, was nominated for a
Grammy Latino in the category
Best Samba/Pagode Album.
The discs tour was managed by
Lázaro Ramos
Luís Lázaro Sacramento de Araújo Ramos (born 1 November 1978) is a Brazilian actor, television presenter, director, writer, and voice actor. He started his acting career with the Flock of Olodum Theater group, in Salvador, and is best known ...
.
Discography
Solo career
With Exaltasamba
References
External links
*
Péricles in the Cravo Albin Dictionary
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Afro-Brazilian male singers
Portuguese-language singers of Brazil
Som Livre artists
1969 births
Living people
Pagode musicians
Samba musicians