Born in Porto Alegre, south of Brazil. Autodidact, start playing professionally Drummer/percussionist of "Quarteto Novo",
Considered a prodigy, participates in concerts and/or recordings 1978: Plays on Hermeto Pascoal's group for the next 2 years performing
1980: Joins Egberto Gismonti's group.
l982: Releases his debout album
as a leader, "Bugre", featuring his own 1983: Organizes his own group, "Nene Band", a sextet with three Brazilians 1984: "Jazz Hot" Malone names "Bugre" to its top ten list of the year 1985: Releases his third album, "Minuano". 1986 - Back in Brazil, tours and records with "Pau Brasil".
1987: Returns to France. "Minuano" makes the Brazilian top-ten of the year. 1988: Organizes the new line-up "Nene". 1989: Tours with Egberto Gismonti, Charlie Haden and Michel Portal in quartet.
1990: Album and tour in Japan with Takashi Kako. 1991: New album and tour with "Pau Brasil" in Brazil and Europe.
1992: Zurich Festival with Paulo Moura. 1993: Invites Hermeto Pascoal and Arismar do Espírito Santo for 1994: Tour in Europe with Hermeto Pascoal and the accordion payer Richard Gallano.
1995 - Back in Brazil, organizes a new group "Nene & Four de Ases" performing 1996 - Japanese star Lisa Ono's guest on a 18 concert tour in Japan.
1997 - Guest on the 2nd. Seminar of Brazilian rhythms in Belo Horizonte,
Nene
A Brazilian Drummer
Start playing his first instrument, accordion,
at age 12.
as a drummer at age 14.
first and historical group
of Hermeto Pascoal at age 19.
of some of Brazil's greatest, like Milton Nascimento, Cesar Camargo Mariano,
Elis Regina, Edu Lobo, Egberto Gismonti in Brazil, and internationally.
on Jazz Festivals in Brazil, Switzerland and Tokyo.
Tours in Brazil, Denmark, Sweden
and Norway, and recorded the album "Sanfona".
compositions and arranges.
45 concert tour throughout Europe with Gismonti.
Moves to France, performing with Claude Nougaro, among others.
and three Danes, touring Denmark.
Tours in France with "Nene Band" (warming up for Hermeto Pascoal),
cuts a second album "Ponto dos Músicos".
Plays in Festivals in Coutances, Angers, Vienne, Corsica...
Tours with his group as well as with Egberto Gismonti, Kenny Wheeler
and Bob Moses.
Write original Compositions and Arrangements for the Danish National
Jazz Orchestra, performed live in concert.
Writes a workbook on drums and percussion "Brazilian Rhythms by Nene"
for Zurfluh Editions - Paris.
Tour and new recordings with "Pau Brasil" in Brazil and Europe.
concerts with Steve Lacy group.
Tour in Brazil with "Pau Brasil".
For the celebration of the 500 years of the discovery of America,
composes and plays with Pau Brasil, the "Opera Dos Quinhentos Anos",
with libreto written by Naum Alves de Souza, at the Teatro Municipal de
São Paulo.<
a 45 concerts trio tour in Europe.
Invited as a drums and percussion teacher to the "Festival de Música
de Campos de Jordão".
Tour in Europe, and recording movie score with the Swiss guitarist Vinz Volanthen.
in many Brazilian cities.
Invited as music and drums teacher to the "27th Festival de Inverno de
Ouro Preto"
and also to a seminar called "Seminário de Ritmos Brasileiros".
Plays at the Jazz Festival of Geneva.
in a meeting that gathered some of the most original Brazilian percussionists,
(Marcos Suzano, Paulo Santos e Décio Ramos, Robertinho Silva), teaching
in workshops, and playing concerts.
Toured Europe with swiss guitarist Vinz Vonlathan and Trio Apampa.
Recorded 2 CDs: Suite Curral Del Rey, released in december,
and Porto dos Casais, to be released in february of 98.