Sérgio Reis

Sérgio Reis was born in São Paulo and began his career in the Jovem Guarda movement before turning to sertanejo music. In 1973, he released an album featuring O Menino da Gaita and O Menino da Porteira, a song that became one of his signatures.

He recorded dozens of albums and also acted in telenovelas, including Pantanal and O Rei do Gado, in which he and Almir Sater formed the fictional duo Saracura e Pirilampo. In 2001, he won a Latin Grammy for Sérgio Reis e convidados.