1. Seu Jorge is considered by many a renewer of Brazilian pop samba.
11 Facts About Seu Jorge
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Seu Jorge cites samba schools and American soul singer Stevie Wonder as major musical influences.
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The first-born of four children, Seu Jorge had a tough childhood in the neighborhood of Gogo da Ema, in Belford Roxo.
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Seu Jorge started working in a tire shop when he was only 10 years old, the first of various jobs such as courier, joiner, and potato peeler in a bar.
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Seu Jorge served in the Brazilian Army from 1989 to 1990 in Rio de Janeiro, but did not adapt to the military lifestyle and ended up being expelled, in January of 1990.
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Seu Jorge ended up participating in more than 20 shows with the Companhia de Teatro TUERJ, as singer and actor.
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Seu Jorge has gained exposure through his work as an actor and soundtrack composer.
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Seu Jorge appeared in the critically acclaimed 2002 film City of God as Mane Galinha, directed by filmmakers Fernando Meirelles and Katia Lund, and then played Pele dos Santos in Wes Anderson's The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, for which he provided much of the soundtrack in the form of Portuguese language cover versions of David Bowie classics.
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Seu Jorge's performances are known for their excitement as well as for getting the crowd moving.
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Seu Jorge belongs to haplogroup R1b, suggesting that his paternal lineage probably derives from Western Europe.
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In 2023, Seu Jorge appeared in a minor role in Wes Anderson's film Asteroid City.