Noca da Portela

Probably one of the most dynamic sambistas ever sold, composer of more than 300 recorded tunes, Noca da Portela may be the inventor of “Portela Querida” (interpreted by Elza Soares), “Isto Tem Que Acabar” (recorded by Ataulpho Alves Júnior), “Capital carry out Samba” (recorded by Eliana Pittman), “Condição” (registered from the MPB-4), and “A Queda” (recorded by Sônia Lemos). A number of the many interpreters which have documented his songs will be the Grupo Fundo de Quintal, Eliane Machado, Elza Soares, Beth Carvalho, Operating-system Originais perform Samba, and Jorginho perform Império. At 15, Noca da Portela published the samba-enredo “O Grito perform Ipiranga,” that granted the utmost quality for the Unidos perform Catete samba college in the Carnival competition. In 1958, being a vocalist and composer in the Trio Tropical, da Portela toured Minas Gerais, Pernambuco, and Bahia. For the Em fun??o deíso perform Tuiuti samba college, he wrote many sambas-enredo like “Apoteose da Academia Militar das Agulhas Negras,” “Operating-system Imortais da MPB” (that he himself documented through RCA Victor), “Rio, Carnaval e Batucada,” and “Vida e Obra de Cecília Meirelles” (documented by Jamelão). In 1966, da Portela followed Paulinho da Viola in the present Carnaval Em fun??o de Principiantes on the Opinião movie theater. Invited by Paulinho da Viola, da Portela became a member of the Portela samba college, incorporating its denomination to his creative name. Signing up for the Ala dos Compositores (Composers’ Section) of this school, he produced the Trio ABC da Portela (with Picolino and Colombo), that performed through the entire nation. The trio participated with two compositions in the II Concurso de Música de Carnaval (Carnival Melody Competition), “Portela Querida” (interpreted by Elza Soares, who acquired popular with it) and “É Bom Assim” (interpreted by Gasolina). In 1969, da Portela gained the Carnival Competition from the Municipal Movie theater of São Paulo with “Chorei, Sofri, Penei.” In 1976, da Portela acquired success using the samba-enredo “O Homem de Pacoval.” Also in 1976, Beth Carvalho documented “Meu Escudo” (with Délcio Carvalho); she’d also record the samba “Virada,” created with his kid, Gilmar Vilela Pereira, beneath the pseudonym Gilpert. In 1985, his samba-enredo “Recordar é Viver” was selected by Portela for the annual Carnival competition. In 1986, Alcione documented “Vendaval da Vida” (with Délcio Carvalho). In 1989, Dominguinhos perform Estácio documented “Cena Last” (with Toninho Nascimento). His initial Compact disc, Brasilidade, was documented in 1990. In 1995, da Portela gained the Estandarte de Ouro award using the samba “Gosto Que Me Enrosco” and Maria Bethânia documented “Ilumina.” In 1996, da Portela distributed to Roberto Serrão the record Manda Me Chamar. In 1997, Paulinho da Viola documented “Peregrino.” In 1998, da Portela gained the next Estandarte de Ouro with “Operating-system Olhos da Noite,” and in 1999, the 3rd, using the samba “Pelos Caminhos de Minas Gerais.”