| Armando Marçal | |
| Birth Name: | Armando de Souza Marçal |
| Alias: | Marçalzinho |
| Birth Date: | 17 December 1956 |
| Birth Place: | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Instrument: | Percussion |
| Genre: | Brazilian jazz, jazz fusion |
| Occupation: | Musician |
| Years Active: | 1970s–present |
| Associated Acts: | Pat Metheny Group |
Armando de Souza Marçal, better known as Marçalzinho (born 17 December 1956) is a Brazilian percussionist.
Marçal started in music at 14. As the son of Mestre Marçal (1930-1994) who operated the largest Brazilian samba school GRES Portela from 1978 to 1986, while his grandfather, Armando Marçal was a famous samba composer and formed a famous samba duo together with Alcebíades Barcelos.[1]
In the United States, Marçal worked with artists such as Pat Metheny and Paul Simon. In Brazil, he worked alongside big names in Brazilian popular music, such as Gal Costa, Jorge Ben Jor, Caetano Veloso, João Bosco, Djavan, Vanessa da Mata, Chico Buarque, 'Blitz', Ivan Lins and Elis Regina. He was introduced to percussion in Paralamas do Sucesso and was also a member of the band 'Lulu'.[1]