Real name: José Palmeira Guimarães

Brazilian poet & lyricist noted for having written the lyrics of "Último Pau De Arara", a emblematic song about the resilience of the northeastern people forced by poverty and drought in the hinterland to migrate to urban centers
Active between the late 1950s and mid-1970s. Other songs with lyrics written by him were Tristeza Em Mim, Sai De Mim Saudade, Ontem, Hoje E Sempre, Canoa Furada and Forró No Sertão