Pedro Paulo Soares Pereira (born 22 April 1970), better known by the artistic name Mano Brown, is a Brazilian rapper, music producer and founding member of the hip hop group Racionais MC's, along with Ice Blue (Paulo Eduardo Salvador), Edi Rock (Edivaldo Pereira Alves) and KL Jay (Kleber Geraldo Lelis Simões).

Mano Brown
Background information
Birth namePedro Paulo Soares Pereira
Born (1970-04-22) 22 April 1970 (age 54)
Capão Redondo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
GenresHip hop
Years active1988–present

In 2008, Rolling Stone chose the 100 greatest artists in Brazilian music;[1] Mano Brown was 28th.[2] His debut solo album Boogie Naipe was nominated for the 2017 Latin Grammy Award for Best Portuguese Language Contemporary Pop Album.[3]

Discography

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Mano Brown em 2013

Racionais MC's

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Solo

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  • 2016 – Boogie Naipe

References

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  1. ^ "Os 100 Maiores Artistas da Música Brasileira". Rolling Stone (in Portuguese) (25 ed.). Brasil. October 2008. Retrieved March 29, 2017.
  2. ^ "Os 100 maiores artistas da música brasileira". Acidez Mental. UOL. January 21, 2016. Retrieved March 29, 2017.
  3. ^ Ceccarini, Viola Manuela (20 November 2017). "The 18th Latin GRAMMY Awards in Las Vegas". Livein Style. Retrieved 28 December 2017.