Almir Guineto

Almir Guineto was born and raised in Morro do Salgueiro, in Rio de Janeiro, and became involved with the samba school at an early age. In the 1970s, he frequented Cacique de Ramos and helped found Fundo de Quintal, with whom he recorded Samba é no Fundo de Quintal.

He began his solo career in 1981 and achieved national success with Caxambu, included on the 1986 album Almir Guineto. He died in 2017.