Neither Zeca Pagodinho nor Arlindo Cruz! Few people know, but Seu Jorge is a cousin of a famous samba singer and a family feud separated them in the past
Yes, you read that right! MPB, samba and even Brazilian soul have more blood ties than you might think. And the protagonist of this curious musical family tree is none other than Seu Jorge , the owner of the deep voice that has been used in everything from "Mina do Condomínio" to international soundtracks.
But what few people know is that the artist is a first cousin of another samba giant : Dudu Nobre . And, to spice up this story even more, the duo has a history of intense coexistence... until a family fight changed everything. Don't worry, Purepeople will tell you this gossip now!
From cousins to 'first cousins'
Jorge Mário da Silva , known as Seu Jorge, was born in Belford Roxo, Rio de Janeiro, and had a childhood marked by hardships and hard work from an early age. He worked as a tire repairman, carpenter and even a potato peeler before becoming famous on stage. Dudu Nobre, born in Rio in 1973, began his musical career at the age of five on the classical piano and has not stopped playing the cavaquinho since he was nine.
In an interview with "Flow Podcast" in 2020, Dudu recalled the times when the two cousins were practically brothers. "Today we don't live together. We lived together when we were younger. He lived at my mother's house. His mother too, Aunt Sula. We have a street life, we grew up on the streets, on the track," he said.
The relationship was so close that the samba singer does not hold back on praising his famous cousin: "Seu Jorge is a guy who is a worldwide success, and people abroad know his side as an actor a lot. He did...
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