Seu Jorge (born June 8, 1970; ) is a Brazilian musician, singer/songwriter and actor. Born Jorge Mário da Silva, he was raised in a favela in what is now known as the city of Belford Roxo. Belford Roxo is located north of city of Rio de Janeiro in Rio de Janeiro state in the Baixada Fluminense region. When he was 19, he became homeless and remained homeless for 3 years, nonetheless, his musical talent flourished when he was living in the streets and he became known in the "favelas". Due to its proximity, Belford Roxo is considered part of the larger metropolitan area of Rio de Janeiro. He is considered by many a renewer of Brazilian pop samba. Seu Jorge cites samba schools, and American soul singer Stevie Wonder as major musical influences.
Biography
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Links & Information
Links
- Official homepage at seujorge.com
- Youtube at youtube.com/user/BlackServiceChanel
- Twitter at twitter.com/soujorge
- MySpace at myspace.com/seujorgemusic
- Wikipedia article on Seu Jorge
- IMDb at imdb.com/name/nm1179580
- Last.fm page on Seu Jorge
- Discogs at discogs.com/artist/Seu Jorge
- MusicBrainz entry on Seu Jorge
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BBC Reviews
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América Brasil: O Disco 2008
Reviewed by Michael Quinn
It's samba and it's Seu Jorge, but not as we know it.
