Antônio Cícero

Poet, philosopher and songwriter, Antônio Cícero Correa Lima was born in Rio de Janeiro. He graduated in England and post-graduated in the United States, teaching philosophy and logic at universities in Rio. His work with music started out in 1976, when his sister, singer and songwriter, Marina Lima, made a song out of his poem "Alma Caiada". The song was supposed to be released that same year by Maria Bethânia, but it was censored and released only two years later by Zizi Possi, in the album "Pedaço de Mim". Marina recorded the songs that she made with her brother since the debut album, "Simples Como Fogo" (1979): "Transas de Amor", "Olhos Felizes", "Charme do Mundo", "Acho que Dá", "Fullgás", "Difícil", "Pra Começar", "Virgem", "Acontecimentos", "À Meia Voz", "Deixe Estar" and many other hits, such as the funk "À Francesa" (89), written with Cláudio Zoli. In 1991, Cícero wrote songs with João Bosco and Waly Salomão, featured on Bosco’s CD, "Zona de Fronteira", such as "Granito", "Trem Bala", the title-track and "Holofotes" - the latter, also recorded by Gal Costa the previous year. By the mid-90s, he also wrote with Orlando Morais ("Dita" and "O Circo") and Adriana Calcanhotto ("Água Perrier" and "Inverno"). Other major artists recorded his music, such as Maria Bethânia ("O Lado Quente do Ser", "Logrador" and "O Circo"), Caetano Veloso ("Bobagens, Meu Filho, Bobagens"), Lulu Santos ("O Último Romântico"), Gal Costa ("Acende o Crepúsculo"), Zizi Possi ("É a Vida que Diz", "Pra Sempre e Mais um Dia", "Ninguém Vai Tomar Posse de Mim" and others), Sandra de Sá ("Virgem"), Leci Brandão ("Água Perrier") and Ney Matogrosso ("Fogo e Risco"). Cícero released the poetry CD "Antonio Cícero por Antonio Cícero" in 1996.