1 of 5 friends and family attended the funeral service for singersongwriter Carlos Lyra Photo: Reproduction/ TV Globo Friends and family attended the memorial service for singersongwriter Carlos Lyra Photo: Reproduction/ TV Globo
The ceremony is limited to family and friends. Lyra, partner of Vinicius de Moraes, Ronaldo Bôscoli and other artists, died in Rio in the early hours of Saturday (16). The information was confirmed by the family, but the cause of death was not revealed.
Carlos Lyra's wife emphasized that he achieved outstanding performances and was someone “beyond the bossa”. She asked fans to remember him for his songs and as a kind and polite person.
“I think culturally he was a very important person for this country. Not just in the musical part, in the lyrics, harmony, creativity. He was a playful person. But also the political part, the defense of people. Sacrificing yourself by going into exile and sacrificing your own career, which was on the rise here. But for him it was important to fight for the culture and the people,” emphasized Magda Pereira Botafogo.
2 out of 5 Magda Pereira Botafogo asked fans to remember Carlos Lyra for his love of music and for being a kind and polite person Photo: Reproduction/ TV Globo Magda Pereira Botafogo asked fans to remember Carlos Lyra for his love of music and for remembering that he was a friendly and polite person Photo: Reproduction/ TV Globo
Carlos Lyra, author of hits such as “Coisa mais beautiful”, “Minha Girlfriend”, “Primavera”, “Sabe Você” and “Você e Eu”, was one of the most inspired melodists of Brazilian music of all time.
According to his wife, the 90yearold composer was admitted to the Unimed Hospital in Barra da Tijuca with a fever last Thursday (14). After some tests, a bacterium was detected.
3 of 5 Flower wreath sent by Caetano Veloso and Paula Lavigne — Photo: Reproduction/ TV Globo Flower wreath sent by Caetano Veloso and Paula Lavigne — Photo: Reproduction/ TV Globo
Revealed on records in the voice of Sylvia Telles (19351966), singer who recorded Menino in 1956, Lyra was one of the composers of the movement known as Bossa Nova.
The melodist from Rio was not only a renowned musician, but also played a fundamental role in the spread of Brazilian culture. Lyra was one of those responsible for founding the Popular Culture Center (CPC) of the National Union of Students in 1961.
General warning: Carlos Lyra sings “Você e Eu”
Lyra's first composition to be released was “Menino”, recorded with the voice of Sylvia Telles, in 1956. In 1959 he released his first album entitled “Bossa nova”. In the same year, João Gilberto recorded “Maria nobody” and “Lobo bobo”, from Lyra's partnership with Ronaldo Bôscoli.
The track “Coisa mais beautiful” composed by Lyra and Vinicius de Moraes was published in 1961. The duo also created Marcha da Wednesday de ash (1963), Minha Girlfriend (1964), Primavera (1964) and Know You (1964).
4 of 5 Carlos Lyra (with guitar) with Vinícius de Morais, tenor Diogo Pacheco, actor Paulo Autran and singer Cyro Monteiro during rehearsals for the show “Vinicius Poesia e Canção”, 1965 Photo: Estadão Conteúdo/Arquivo Carlos Lyra (with guitar) with Vinícius de Morais, the tenor Diogo Pacheco, the actor Paulo Autran and the singer Cyro Monteiro during rehearsals for the show “Vinicius Poesia e Canção”, 1965 Photo: Estadão Conteúdo/Arquivo
Lyra also demonstrated her social and political ideology by composing the soundtrack for the play “A mais valia vai termina, seu Edgar” (1960) by the São Paulo playwright and director Oduvaldo Vianna Filho, known as Vianinha.
Years later, the singer renewed his repertoire with albums such as “Eu & elas” (1972) and “Herói do medo” (1975). In the 1980s he took part in rerecordings of bossa nova classics and formed new partnerships with artists such as Joyce Moreno and Paulo César Pinheiro.
5 out of 5 Carlos Lyra was one of the creators of Bossa Nova Photo: Reproduction/Jornal Nacional Carlos Lyra was one of the creators of Bossa Nova Photo: Reproduction/Jornal Nacional