Biography
Geraldo Carneiro supplied lyrics to more than two hundred compositions by Wagner Tiso, Francis Hime, Astor Piazzola—ten pieces in all, among them “As Ilhas” and “Muralha da China”—and Egberto Gismonti, for whom he also served as producer on multiple albums. Recordings of his work have been made by Michel Legrand, Tom Jobim, Ney Matogrosso, Olivia Byington, Vinicius de Moraes, A Barca do Sol, and Airto Moreira; foreign-language adaptations of several songs have appeared internationally. An award-winning author, Carneiro has published books, chronicles, and poetry, written stage plays, the opera Manu Çaruê with music by Wagner Tiso, film scripts, and a television series.
Having settled in Rio de Janeiro at the age of three, he took up piano studies as a child. Jorginho Telles introduced his first recorded song, “Tristeza, Tristeza,” a collaboration with Eduardo Souto Neto. Carneiro met Egberto Gismonti in 1968, and in 1971 the pair completed “Água e Vinho,” which became the title track of Gismonti’s album the following year and included additional joint pieces such as “A Traição das Esmeraldas” and “Ano Zero.” The 1972 release Egberto Gismonti, produced by Carneiro, featured the further collaborations “Luzes da Ribalta” and “Encontro no Bar.” In 1974 Carneiro joined A Barca do Sol as composer and produced Gismonti’s album Academia de Danças.
After years of sustained literary output—books, plays, essays, and articles—he was asked in 2000, together with Paulo César Pinheiro, to supply the texts for Francis Hime’s “Sinfonia Para o Rio de Janeiro.”
Having settled in Rio de Janeiro at the age of three, he took up piano studies as a child. Jorginho Telles introduced his first recorded song, “Tristeza, Tristeza,” a collaboration with Eduardo Souto Neto. Carneiro met Egberto Gismonti in 1968, and in 1971 the pair completed “Água e Vinho,” which became the title track of Gismonti’s album the following year and included additional joint pieces such as “A Traição das Esmeraldas” and “Ano Zero.” The 1972 release Egberto Gismonti, produced by Carneiro, featured the further collaborations “Luzes da Ribalta” and “Encontro no Bar.” In 1974 Carneiro joined A Barca do Sol as composer and produced Gismonti’s album Academia de Danças.
After years of sustained literary output—books, plays, essays, and articles—he was asked in 2000, together with Paulo César Pinheiro, to supply the texts for Francis Hime’s “Sinfonia Para o Rio de Janeiro.”
Albums