
Person
Carlos Lyra
Sound · 1933–2023 · Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Biography
Carlos Eduardo Lyra Barbosa (Rio de Janeiro, May 11, 1933 – Rio de Janeiro, December 16, 2023) was a Brazilian singer, composer and guitarist. Along with Roberto Menescal, he was one of the young figures of bossa nova. It was part of a more activist bossa nova, proposing the return of the rhythm to its roots in samba.
Known for

O Som do Vinil
Self

The Sign of Scorpio
Eduardo

The Patriot
Music

O Canto Livre de Nara Leão
Self

Dossiê Jango
Self

Nos Tempos da Vaselina
1979

Eu, Meu Pai e Os Cariocas
Self
Travessia
2009

Entre a Lei e a Luta
Carlos Lyra

Eu Transo, Ela Transa
Music
Filmography
- 2024Entre a Lei e a LutaCarlos Lyra
- 2022O Canto Livre de Nara LeãoSelf
- 2020Garoto - Vivo SonhandoSelf
- 2019Memórias do Grupo OpiniãoSelf
- 2017Eu, Meu Pai e Os CariocasSelf
- 2015André Midani - An Insider’s Story Of Brazilian MusicSelf
- 2013Dossiê JangoSelf
- 2009Travessia
- 2008Bossa Nova: the sound that seduced the worldSelf
- 2007O Som do VinilSelf
- 2005Vinicius de MoraesSelf
- 2005Coisa Mais Linda - Histórias e Casos da Bossa NovaSelf
- 2004MPB dos Tempos da RepressãoSelf
- 2002JK – O Menino que Sonhou um PaísSelf
- 1999Laurindo Almeida, Muito PrazerSelf
- 1998The PatriotMusic
- 1984Para Viver Um Grande AmorMusic
- 1979Nos Tempos da Vaselina
- 1974The Sign of ScorpioEduardo
- 1972Eu Transo, Ela TransaMusic
- 1966The Priest and the GirlMusical
- 1963Gimba, Presidente dos ValentesOriginal Music Composer
- 1963Pretty But WickedMusic
- 1962Five Times FavelaOriginal Music Composer
- 1962Cat SkinMusic
- 1959Pistoleiro Bossa NovaSongs
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