Real name: Antonio Onofre Figueiredo

He was a Brazilian accordion player who began his career at the age of 24, in the city of Bauru (SP). Afterwards he was signed by the record label 'RCA Camden'; and in 1957, alongside 'Nenete and Dorinho', he became the most sought-after accordion player in country circles, recording several LPs solo on accordion, and also with duos.

Nardeli was born on September 14, 1933, in Quilombo, municipality of Iacanga, in the interior of the state of São Paulo, and died on August 5, 2014, at the age of 80, a victim of a heart attack, he was laid to rest at the Bauru Memorial.