It was a beautiful day.' He became a regular performer on that particular show. I got a lot of candies, which was the prize for the kids who'd sing there. Years later, he recalled the occasion for the book Roberto Carlos Up Close, by Paulo Cesar de Araujo: 'I was very nervous, yet very happy to be able to sing on the radio. At 9 years old, he performed for the first time at a children's show broadcast by Rádio Cachoeiro (he sang a bolero called 'Mal Amor').

He still uses a prosthesis, but avoids talking about it.Īs a child he learned to play the guitar and the piano -– first with his mother and later at the Itapemirim Music Conservatory. At age 6, during the feast of St Peter, the patron saint of Cachoeiro do Itapemirim, Roberto Carlos was hit by a steam locomotive and had to have his right leg amputated just below his knee. His siblings were Lauro Roberto Braga, Carlos Alberto Moreira Braga and Norminha. The family lived in a modest home on top of a hill in the Nook neighbourhood. He is the fourth and last son of watchmaker Robertino Braga (Ma– January 27, 1980) and seamstress Laura Moreira Braga (Ap– April 17, 2010). Roberto Carlos Braga was born in Cachoeiro de Itapemirim, at the southern part of the Brazilian state of Espírito Santo. His net worth is estimated at US$160 million. He is considered one of the most influential artists in Brazil, being cited as a source of inspiration by many artists and bands.

Roberto Carlos has sold over 140 million albums around the world. Most of his songs were written in partnership with his friend, singer and songwriter Erasmo Carlos (no relation). Roberto Carlos Braga Moreira ( Portuguese pronunciation: born April 19, 1941) is a Brazilian singer-songwriter, also known as King of Latin Music or simply The King.

Roberto & Me by Dan Gutman