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When he was 15 years old, the native of São Paulo Roberto Goncalves looked a professor of classic guitar almost placed end to its dream of being musician. His teacher said that it had a problem in hand that he could not play guitar. Shortly afterwards, he noticed that had no problem. That made his will to increase. He was not a good student, he was a little lazy, but had his dreams. In the year of 1983 Roberto Goncalves, formed a jazz band called Saturn 5. The band adhered to the rock, incorporating a vocalist changing the name for Doce Delirio. This band opened for Paralamas of Sucesso and Titas besides playing in the best clubs in Sao Paulo. He went to army and after and the College of Comunicacao Makenzic, where he studied for three years. He didn't want to have to work in advertising agencies", it said, explaining so he dropped out of college but had a good reason. Oscar, that was vocalist of the band Taxi Radio, invited it to open a recording studio doing jingles, spots for radio and TV. In 1989 they had decided He decided to for a record label call "Origem", producing and promoting bands of rock of Sao Paulo, the singer Maria Alcina, e Nuno Mindelis, an Angolan musician that lived in Brazil and play the blues. But, it was the advertisement side that gave to the best background for Roberto Goncalves that, unsatisfied with the recording studio, sold his share of the studio and come to USA in 92. Roberto Goncalves tells that the first time that it touched Girl of Ipanema was in Miami, where he begun to give to more value the Brazilian music, Bossa nova. Roberto also played with artists as Eduardo Dusek, Luiz Ayrao with Martha Rhaulin, a Brazilian singer married with the former Menudo singer, Roy. Roberto decided move to Atlanta, where he attended the Atlanta Institute of Music and formed the Band Tropicus 22 with Marcelo Camera, e Vlamir Abbud (today bass player of Rua 6) and the American Lee Venters. This was the first Brazilian band of Atlanta. Marcelo came back to Brazil c Roberto Goncalves and Vlamir joined Andre to form the band Transient Groove, later calling changed the name to Rua 6. Parallel, Robert continued with Tropicus 22 band, that it played with Eliana Pitman, made the opening of shows of Djavan and participated of the Atlanta Jazz Festival in 2000 and 2001. Also in 2001, he opened for Jair Rodrigues in Atlanta. When, he came back to Brazil, he was invited to play in the Bananeira Band with which traveled to Monaco, where played for two months. Later he played in Portugal and Spain. Roberto Goncalves currently produces a CD for the jazz singer Valerie Hines and another one for Salsa band Serenata and plans to record a compact disc of his own material by the end of this year. My influences are Santana, Chico Buarque and Djavan. I am searching I want to make a mix of Brazilian music and electronic music. Says the musician.