Edson Gomes Cardoso Santos, born on , in

Salvador, Bahia Salvador () is a Municipalities of Brazil, Brazilian municipality and capital city of the Federative units of Brazil, state of Bahia. Situated in the Zona da Mata in the Northeast Region, Brazil, Northeast Region of Brazil, Salvador is recognize ...

, nicknamed '' Jacaré'', is a Brazilian dancer and Actor. Cardoso, a performer to musical genres 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 ...

and

samba reggae Samba-reggae is a music genre from Bahia, Brazil. Samba reggae, as its name suggests, was originally derived as a blend of Brazilian samba with Jamaican reggae as typified by Bob Marley. History and background Samba-reggae arose in the context of ...

, is foremost known for his membership in the popular

É o Tchan! É o Tchan! is a pagode band from Salvador, Bahia, Brazil that started in 1992. History Originally called Gera Samba, they debuted with their hit single ''Pau Que Nasce Torto / Melô do Tchan, Segura o Tchan''. Their first album, called ''É ...

. In later years, he assorted his artistic life by acting in comedies shows ''A Turma do Didi'' and ''Aventuras do Didi'' of

Rede Globo TV Globo (stylized as tvglobo; , ), formerly known as Rede Globo de Televisão (; shortened to Rede Globo) or simply known as Globo, is a Brazilian free-to-air television network, launched by media proprietor Roberto Marinho on 26 April 1965 ...

that star

Renato Aragão Antônio Renato Aragão (born January 13, 1935), nicknamed Didi, is a Brazilian comedian actor, producer, filmmaker, TV presenter, singer, writer and lawyer. He is best known as Didi, because of his leading role in the television series ''Os Tra ...

.Jacaré, ex-É o Tchan e integrante do elenco da 'A turma do Didi', agora se dedica ao teatro

O Globo ''O Globo'' (, ''The Globe'') is a Brazilian newspaper based in Rio de Janeiro. ''O Globo'' is the leading daily newspaper in the country and the most prominent print publication in the Grupo Globo media conglomerate. Founded by journalist Ir ...

, 08-08-2009 Currently Santos lives in Canada

References

http://kogut.oglobo.globo.com/noticias-da-tv/noticia/2013/11/ex-dancarino-jacare-fara-serie-de-aguinaldo-silva-na-globo.html

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