Juca Chaves


Juca Chaves is a Brazilian comedian, singer and writer well known for his irreverence. He is the son of Austrian Jewish immigrants.

Biography

With a background in classical music, he began composing in his childhood. He began his career in the late 1950s, playing modinhas and trovas in a soft style. In the 60's, he set up a circus near the Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon, the Cantagalo Court. There he presented his show "Menestrel Maldito."
Chaves was an active critic of the Brazilian military regime, of the mainstream press, and of the recording industry itself. He became an exile in Portugal in the early 1970s, during the presidency of Emílio Garrastazu Médici, but when his satires of the fascist regime then in power began to gain popularity on television and radio, he felt compelled to move to Italy.
Upon returning to Brazil, he became a television presenter. In the 1980s, he established an independent record label, Sdruws Records.
In 2006, Chaves launched his candidacy for senator in Bahia as a member of the Christian Social Democratic Party, ending in 4th place, with 19,603 votes. His campaign advertisements, released in the form of poems, distinguished him from the other candidates. In addition, he ran for federal deputy in 2010, also unsuccessfully.
Chaves lives in Bahia with wife Yara Chaves, with whom he has two adoptive daughters, Maria Morena and Maria Clara. Among his musical successes are: “Por Que Sonha Ana Maria?”, “Pequena Marcha Para Um Grande Amor”, “Aquarela dos Sonhos”, “Meu Violão Morreu”, “Auto Retrato”, “Caixinha, Obrigado”, “Presidente Bossa Nona”, “Dona Maria Teresa”, “Que Saudade,” and “Take me Back to Piauí.”
He is also known for being a fan of São Paulo Futebol Clube.

Discography

;1950s
  • 1957 Nós Os Gatos / Chapéu de Palha com Peninha Preta
  • 1957 Por Quem Sonha Ana Maria? / Nasal Sensual
  • 1957 Presidente Bossa Nova / Menina
;1960s
;1970s
  • 1970 Take Me Back To Piauí / Vou Viver Num Arco Íris
  • 1972 I Love You Bicho
  • 1974 Ninguém Segura Este Nariz
  • 1977 Juca Bom De Câmara
  • 1979 O Pequeno Notável
;1980s
;2000s'