Tião Carreiro & Pardinho


Tião Carreiro & Pardinho is a Brazilian sertanejo musical duo.
Tião Carreiro, born in a farm in the outskirts of Araçatuba city, in the Brazilian state of São Paulo, started to learn how to play the acoustic guitar at a very young age. Later, only 13, he went to work in the Giglio Circus, where he made a music pair with his cousin Waldomiro. The circus owner encouraged Tião to learn the viola caipira. Tião Carreiro played along with various other violeiros.
He reached fame with Pardinho, consolidating the music double as Tião Carreiro e Pardinho. Alongside Pardinho, Tião Carreiro is credited as the inventor of the Pagode, the rural Pagode.

Influenced

Among the violeiros such as César Menotti & Fabiano, Chitãozinho & Xororó, Milionário e José Rico among others, Tião Carreiro e Pardinho are viewed as one of the most influential songwriters/singers of the Música Sertaneja style of Brazilian popular music.

Major Hits

Between their major hits we have: Pagode em Brasília, their first success, Boi Soberano, Filhinho de Papai and Cochilou o Cacimbo Cai. The complete discography sums to up to 45 albums, being, nowadays, considered to be one of the most influential Brazilian caipira pairs of all time.

Discography (albums)