Guilherme Arantes

Guilherme Arantes has had success with his interpretations for hits like "Meu Mundo e Nada Mais," "Planeta Água," "Cheia de Charme," "Coisas do Brasil," and others, all written by him with different partners. His songs also had success in the interpretation of other artists like Elis Regina, Caetano Veloso, Roberto Carlos, Cláudia Telles, Gang 90, Biafra, Ana Belém, Quarteto em Cy, Jessé, Cauby Peixoto, Belchior, Ney Matogrosso, Luiz Ayrão, Sandra Sá, MPB-4, Fafá de Belém, A Cor do Som, Vanusa, Zizi Possi, Joanna, Eliete Negreiros, Emílio Santiago, Barão Vermelho, Os Cariocas, 14 Bis, Flávio Venturini, Verônica Sabino, Ná Ozetti, Pena Branca & Xavantinho, Nenhum de Nós, Klébi, Chitãozinho e Xororó, Maria Bethânia, Leila Pinheiro, Sá e Guarabira, and others. His compositions also have been included in more than 20 soap opera soundtracks. Influenced by his father, a surgeon and amateur violonista (acoustics guitarist), he learned the cavaquinho, the mandolin, and the piano at six. In his teens, he formed the amateur group Polissonante, which played in some parties at clubs. Soon Arantes was backing Jorge Mautner. He made some jingles for Pauta, Sonotec, and Vice-Versa. Enrolling in the Architecture course at FAU's, he formed the Moto Perpétuo with Cláudio Lucci and Diógenes, and later, Gerson Tatini (bass) and Egydio Conde (guitar). The band soon recorded the precarious first album and played at Iacanga and at the Águas Claras festival with O Terço and O Som Nosso de Cada Dia.