Gabriel o Pensador

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Gabriel Contino (born March 4, 1974), better known as Gabriel o Pensador (Portuguese for "Gabriel the Thinker") is a Brazilian rapper, writer, and composer known for his conscious lyrics which speak of activism, and issues of race, politics, social problems, and the Catholic church. Gabriel began his music career when he launched a demo tape containing the song "Tô Feliz (Matei o Presidente)" I'm Happy (I killed the President) landing him a contract with Sony Music. Since then he has released eight albums: Ainda É Só o Começo, Quebra-Cabeça, Nádegas a Declarar, Gabriel o Pensador, Seja Você Mesmo (mas não Seja sempre o Mesmo), MTV ao Vivo, Cavaleiro Andante and Sem Crise (this last one was released independently). Gabriel has also written three books: Diário Noturno, Um Garoto Chamado Rorbeto and Meu Pequeno Rubro-Negro. Um Garoto Chamado Rorbeto won the Prêmio Jabuti, for best Children's literature.

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Gabriel, o Pensador, de son vrai nom Gabriel Contino, né le 4 mars 1974 à Rio de Janeiro, est un rappeur, compositeur, auteur, et entrepreneur brésilien. Il commence sa carrière musicale en publiant une démo de sa chanson Tô Feliz (Matei o Presidente), et signe par la suite chez Sony Music. Il compte huit albums : Gabriel o Pensador, Ainda é só o começo, Quebra-Cabeça, Nádegas a declarar, Seja Você mesmo (mas não Seja sempre o Mesmo), MTV ao Vivo (CD e DVD) et Cavaleiro andante. Son dernier album, Sem crise (2012), est publié indépendamment .

En parallèle, Gabriel est auteur de trois livres, l'autobiographique Diário nocturno, et les livres pour enfants Um garoto chamado Rorbeto et Meu pequeno rubro-negro. Son quatrième œuvre, Nada demais, co-écrit avec Laura Malin, est terminé mais pas encore publié. Gabriel est aussi activiste qui se consacre aux jeunes footballeurs qui veulent devenir professionnels.

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