caption website associated_acts years_active birth_place label name background birth_date instrument genre image article_title birth_name occupation
samuel rosa http://skank.uol.com.br/skank/ skank 1991 -- present belo horizonte , minas gerais , brazil epic , sony bmg samuel rosa solo_singer 15 july 1966 singer , guitarist alternative rock , reggae , brazilian rock samuel rosa.jpg samuel rosa
 samuel rosa de alvarenga singer , guitarist , songwriter
samuel rosa

samuel rosa de alvarenga -lrb- belo horizonte , minas gerais , july 15 , 1966 -rrb- is lead singer and guitarist of brazilian rock band skank .
he has a psychology degree from universidade federal de minas gerais .
samuel writes the music for most of the group 's songs , with 80 % of the lyrics by chico amaral .
other songwrting partners were nando reis , arnaldo antunes , and lô borges .
samuel is an avid football player and supports cruzeiro .
