An icon of Brazilian protest music, singer Geraldo Vandré returned from exile a
changed man, disappearing from the public eye almost completely. Born Geraldo
Pedrosa de Araújo Dias on September 12, 1935, he moved with his family to Rio de
Janeiro in 1951 and started studying in 1957 at the Universidade do Distrito
Federal, becoming involved with several political groups. Vandré made his
official debut with an eponymous LP in 1964, which spawned the singles "Fica Mal
com Deus" e "Menino das Laranjas." In 1966, “Disparada,” co-written with Théo de
Barros, made it to the finals on T...