Zé Carioca
José Oliveira
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Emerging from Jundiaí, the self-taught guitarist, ukulele player and banjoist began his professional life at the Butantan Institute before joining the Columbia Orchestra on Radio Cruzeiro do Sul in 1931, where his switch to banjo earned him the nickname Zezinho do Banjo. A move to Rio de Janeiro in 1932 placed him alongside composers such as Garoto and Pixinguinha at Radio Mayrink Veiga, and later…
Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources
