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Carlos Lyra

Sound Born May 11, 1933 Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 17 credits

Biography

Carlos Eduardo Lyra Barbosa (Rio de Janeiro, May 11, 1933 – Rio de Janeiro, December 16, 2023) was a Brazilian singer, composer and guitarist. Along with Roberto Menescal, he was one of the young figures of bossa nova. It was part of a more activist bossa nova, proposing the return of the rhythm to its roots in samba.

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Full filmography

  • O Som do Vinil (2007) as Self
  • The Sign of Scorpio (1974) as Eduardo
  • Travessia (2009)
  • Dossiê Jango (2013) as Self
  • O Canto Livre de Nara Leão (2022) as Self
  • Eu, Meu Pai e Os Cariocas (2017) as Self
  • Nos Tempos da Vaselina (1979)
  • MPB dos Tempos da Repressão (2004) as Self
  • Laurindo Almeida, Muito Prazer (1999) as Self
  • Vinicius de Moraes (2005) as Self
  • Entre a Lei e a Luta (2024) as Carlos Lyra
  • Memórias do Grupo Opinião (2019) as Self
  • JK – O Menino que Sonhou um País (2002) as Self
  • Bossa Nova: the sound that seduced the world (2008) as Self
  • Coisa Mais Linda - Histórias e Casos da Bossa Nova (2005) as Self
  • Garoto - Vivo Sonhando (2020) as Self
  • André Midani - An Insider’s Story Of Brazilian Music (2015) as Self