My Idol

Francisco Buarque de Hollanda was born on June 19th, 1944 in Rio de Janeiro. He is the fourth of seven children of the historicist and sociologist Sérgio Buarque the Hollanda and the pianist Maria Amélia Cesário Alvim.


















Since he was a child, he demonstrated his interest for music. In 1953, his family moved to Italy and he began composing his first song. In this period, the interest for soccer appeared too.
In the 50s, he used to listen to Noel Rosa, Ataulfo Alves and he preferred the foreigners Jacques Brel, Elvis Presley and the group The Platters. But it was the record “Chega de Saudade”, from João Gilberto that changed his relationship with music. His dream in this period was “to sing just like João Gilberto, make music just like Tom Jobim and write like Vinícius de Moraes.”
In 1964, he presented himself for the first time in a show. The song was “Tem mais samba” and it is considered the beginning of his career. In 1965, his first compact arrived in the stores and he began his experiences with the theater.
In 1966, the song “A banda” won the “II Festival de MPB” and was praised by the poet Carlos Drummond de Andrade.
In the 70s, he started with the fictional character “Julinho de Adelaide”, the character who dribbled the censorship for some months, in Brazil.
In the 90s, he published his first novel “Estorvo”. In 2000, he received the prize “Roma Brasília, Cidade da Paz” conceded by the mayor of Rome.



Project from
Alessandra Sibar Rapello
Steps 9
Teacher Fernanda M.

Centro Britânico
Perdizes Branch