Belchior
- Type: Singer/Songwriter
- Country: Brazil
- Born: October 26, 1946 in Sobral, Ceará, Brazil
- Died: April 30, 2017 in Santa Cruz do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
- Active: 1965 - 2017
Biography
Antônio Carlos Belchior (1946–2017), known simply as Belchior, was a seminal Brazilian singer-songwriter and a key figure in Música Popular Brasileira (MPB). Emerging from the 'Pessoal do Ceará' artistic movement, his work is defined by poetic, philosophical lyrics that captured the anxieties of a generation living under military rule. His 1976 masterpiece, 'Alucinação', released on the #Philips# label, is a landmark album featuring iconic tracks like "Como Nossos Pais"—popularized by *Elis Regina*—and "Apenas um Rapaz Latino-Americano." Belchior's distinctive nasal voice and intellectual, often melancholic, songwriting cemented his legacy as one of Brazil's most important and enigmatic musical poets.
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Belchior Discography
- Belchior (1974) - Album - rated 3.85/5
- Alucinação (1976) - Album - rated 4.01/5
- Coração selvagem (1977) - Album - rated 4.13/5
- Todos os sentidos (1978) - Album - rated 3.76/5
- Era uma vez um homem e o seu tempo (1979) - Album - rated 4.04/5
- Objeto direto (1980) - Album - rated 3.78/5
- Paraíso (1982) - Album - rated 3/5
- Cenas do próximo capítulo (1986) - Album - rated 2/5
- Um Show: 10 Anos De Sucesso (1986) - Album - rated 3.27/5
- Melodrama (1987) - Album - rated 2.9/5
- Elogio Da Loucura (1988) - Album - rated 3.5/5
- Trilhas Sonoras (1990) - Album - rated 3.4/5
- Divina comédia humana (1991) - Album - rated 3.93/5
- Baihuno (1993) - Album - rated 3.54/5
- Um concerto bárbaro (1995) - Album - rated 4/5
- Vício elegante (1996) - Album - rated 3/5
- Auto-retrato (1999) - Compilation - rated 2.9/5
- Acústico (2005) - Album - rated 4/5