Um Rio

Máracio Faraco's father was in the military, but he was also a guitarist who bought his son a guitar at age ten and taught him to play. The family moved around Brazil when Faraco was a child, exposing him to various styles of music, before settling in Brasilia. He attended law school for two years to please his family, but ultimately chose to pursue a career in music, moving to Rio de Janeiro at age 25. There he found some success as a songwriter, but not as a performer. He moved to Paris, where...