Geraldo Pereira | |
Birth Name: | Geraldo Theodoro Pereira |
Birth Place: | Juiz de Fora, Brazil |
Birth Date: | April 23, 1918 |
Death Place: | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
Death Date: | May 8, 1955 (aged 37) |
Instrument: | vocal, guitar |
Genre: | samba |
Occupation: | singer, songwriter |
Years Active: | 1938–1954 |
Geraldo Theodoro Pereira, known as Geraldo Pereira, (Juiz de Fora, April 23, 1918 – Rio de Janeiro, May 8, 1955) was a Brazilian singer and samba composer.[1] He was a major figure in the development of samba in Rio de Janeiro.[2]