Agepê
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Biography
Antônio Gilson PorfÃrio, known professionally as Agepê, was a Brazilian samba singer and composer born on August 10, 1942, in Rio de Janeiro. Before his artistic success, he worked as a baggage handler and a technical designer for the telecommunications company Telerj. He launched his recording career in 1975 with the single âMoro onde não mora ninguémâ, which achieved significant sales and was later covered by Wando. Agepê reached his commercial peak in 1984 with the song âDeixa eu te amarâ, which featured on the soundtrack of the telenovela Vereda Tropical. The accompanying album, Mistura Brasileira, sold over 1.5 million copies, making him the first samba musician to reach the one-million mark. A member of the Portela samba school's composing wing, he also recorded a successful version of the Roberto Carlos track âCama e mesaâ. Agepê died in Rio de Janeiro on August 30, 1995, due to complications from an ulcer and diabetes.
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- Ela Não Gosta de Mim
- Louca
- Cheiro de Primavera
- Nunca mais chorar
- Moro onde não mora ninguém
- Menina de Cabelos Longos
- Corpo e alma
- Sentimento Verdadeiro
- Moça criança
- Recomeçar
- Dona Do Meu Ser (Provar Do Seu Batom)
- A Procura Da Flor
- Samba e minha cachaca
- Mundo De Cimento
- Ãgua De Poço
- Devastação
- Primeiro Beijo
- Nossa Cachaça
- Um Grande Amor Nunca Termina
- Ilê Aiyê
- Mundo Bom
- Agonia da Gente
- Eu e a violinha
- Samba de enredo: Abrakadabra - O dispertar dos mágicos / Rio de lá pra cá / Quando o samba era samba
