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Carlos Lyra

Considered one of the forefathers of Bossa Nova, Brazilian singer and composer Carlos Lyra was born on May 11, 1933, in the carioca neighborhood of Botafogo. A precocious talent, he began making music with a toy piano at the age of 7 and later picked up the harmonica. After suffering a sports-related injury that left him bedridden for six months, he taught himself to play the guitar using the Paraguaçu method. "Quando Chegares," his first original composition, appeared in 1954. That same year, Geraldo Vandré performed the Lyra original "Menina" at TV Rio's Festival da Canção. The...