Luiz Augusto Martins Côrtes (9 May 1951 – 26 March 2011), better known as Lula Côrtes, was a Brazilian musician, best remembered for his collaboration with

Zé Ramalho Zé Ramalho (born José Ramalho Neto on October 3, 1949 – Brejo do Cruz, Paraíba, Brazil) is a Brazilian composer and performer. Zé Ramalho has collaborated with various major Brazilian musicians, including Vanusa, Geraldo Azevedo and A ...

on the 1975 album ''

Paêbirú ''Paêbirú'' is an album by Brazilian artists Lula Côrtes and Zé Ramalho. The album was originally released in 1975 and reissued in 2005 on Shadoks Music and later on by Mr. Bongo UK, in a very high quality Vinyl and CD Edition. Allegedly, ...

''. He released several albums, including ''Satwa'' (1973) and ''Rosa de Sangue'' (1980). He worked with Ramalho on other albums including his 1978 debut, ''

'', ''De Gosto de Água e de Amigos'' in 1985 and '' Cidades e Lendas'' in 1996.

Death

Lula Côrtes died on 26 March 2011, in

Recife, Brazil Recife ( , ) is the state capital of Pernambuco, Brazil, on the northeastern Atlantic coast of South America. It is the largest urban area within both the North and the Northeast Region of Brazil. It is the largest city in Pernambuco state, and ...

from throat cancer at the age of 61.Death of Lula Côrtes (in Portuguese)
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Discography

*1973: ''Satwa'' *1975: ''

'' *1980: ''Rosa de Sangue'' *1981: ''O Gosto Novo da Vida'' *1988: ''Bom Shankar Bolenath'' *1996: ''Má Companhia'' *2006: ''A Vida Não É Sopa''

References

1949 births 2011 deaths 20th-century Brazilian male singers 20th-century Brazilian singers Deaths from esophageal cancer Deaths from cancer in Pernambuco People from Recife {{Brazil-musician-stub