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4 unusual facts about Pilar Homem de Melo


Antonio Alonso Martinez

Martinez is married with the Portuguese singer songwriter Pilar Homem de Melo.

Pilar Homem de Melo

Born in an old aristocratic Portuguese family, daughter of João Pedro Monteiro da Cunha Homem de Melo and D. Ana Mafalda de Almada, Pilar moved to Rio de Janeiro in 1975 along with his family, exiled by requirement of the Portuguese Revolution April 25, 1974.

In 2006 Pilar traveled to Senegal where she worked on new arrangements and compositions with Habib Faye and Thio Mbaye – both musicians of Youssou N'Dour and Peter Gabriel – performing at Casino du Cap Vert in Dakar.

In Rio de Janeiro meets the most relevant representatives of MPB – emphasizing the great friendship made with Caetano Veloso – who decisively influenced her music.



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