Moraes Moreira

Antônio Carlos Moreira Pires (July 8, 1947 – April 13, 2020), better known as Moraes Moreira, was a Brazilian musician and songwriter. During the 1970s he played guitar and sang in the band Os Novos Baianos. After playing in Os Novos Baianos, Moreira had a solo career where he recorded 29 albums.Pereira, Ianá Souza. Axé-axé: o megafenômeno baiano. Revista África e Africanidades, Rio de Janeiro, ano 2, n. 8, February 2010, p.02 Moreira was born in Ituaçu, Bahia, Brazil.

Moreira died of a heart attack on April 13, 2020 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil at the age of 72.

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