Manoelito Martins has his greatest inspirations in life, in the guitar and in Brazil. The artist travels the world with his music, whether interpreting hits by established composers or songs of his own authorship.

He started studying music at the age of 9. He graduated in Classical Guitar at the Municipal Conservatory of Cubatão - Evanildo Rebouças da Silva. He holds a degree in Music from Fundação Lusíadas - Unilus - in Santos (SP). He studied with renowned professors such as: Carlos Oliveira, Geraldo Ribeiro, Carlos Barbosa Lima, among others.

In 1999, he moved to the United States and participated as an arranger and performance of the play Naked Woman, by Cora Cardona, at the Dallas Theater.

Improved his studies at Southern Methodist University and received the Artist certificate.

In 2008, he was hired as a soloist at Royal Caribbean International and since then, he has had the opportunity to tour the various ports of call in the Atlantic, the Pacific, the Mediterranean and the Indian Ocean.

As an interpreter, arranger and composer, he has recorded 7 solo guitar albums and, under the artistic name Lito do Brasil, recorded 1 album and 3 singles with his own songs.

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