Chico Buarque
Brazilian singer, songwriter, playwright and novelist whose work spans samba, MPB, theatre and fiction, from A Banda and Construção to Budapeste.
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Overview
- Full name
- Francisco Buarque de Hollanda
- Born
- 19 June 1944, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Work
- Singer, songwriter, playwright and novelist
- Breakout
- A Banda, joint winner of the 1966 TV Record MPB festival
Mini bio
How it started.
Before the records, Chico wrote chronicles for his school newspaper, Verbâmidas. He began performing in school shows in São Paulo in 1964 and regarded “Tem mais samba”, written for the musical Balanço de Orfeu, as the starting point of his career. His first single followed in 1965.
When A Banda passed.
In 1966, “A Banda” shared first prize with “Disparada” at TV Record’s II Festival de Música Popular Brasileira. That year also brought his debut LP, Chico Buarque de Hollanda. Censorship soon became part of his working life, and in 1969 he left Brazil for self-imposed exile in Italy.
Songs, stages and books.
Construção arrived in 1971, with songs including “Cotidiano” and “Deus Lhe Pague”. His theatre work includes Gota d’água, written with Paulo Pontes in 1975. He published his first novel, Estorvo, in 1991, followed by books including Budapeste and Leite derramado. In 2019, the Camões Prize recognized his body of work.
Still making connections.
His recent recordings include guest appearances with Thiago Amud, Vidal Assis and Escafandristas, plus the 2026 duet “Sueño con serpientes” with Silvio Rodríguez. In fiction, Bambino a Roma draws on his childhood memories of Italy.
Creditschronological, newest first
Music
- 2026Sueño con serpientesCo-performer with Silvio Rodríguez
- 2026Escafandristas Cantam BuarqueSongwriter; guest singer on A Volta do Malandro
- 2025Enseada perdidaGuest singer on Cidade possessa
- 2017CaravanasSinger and songwriter
- 1971ConstruçãoSinger and songwriter
- 1966Chico Buarque de HollandaSinger and songwriter
Literature
- 2024Bambino a RomaAuthor
- 2003BudapesteNovelist
Theatre
- 1975Gota d’águaCo-writer with Paulo Pontes
Awards
Quotes
Vai ter que ser depois do meu futebolChico Buarque, Revista Ocas interview, archived on his official website
He made this request when arranging a Saturday interview: it would have to happen after his football game.
Trivia
- He named his school newspaper Verbâmidas and published his early chronicles there.
- He played himself in Leon Hirszman’s film Garota de Ipanema in 1967.
- Bambino a Roma mixes memories of his childhood in Italy with fiction.
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