Pedro Sertanejo

Brazilian accordion player and composer. - Born: April 26, 1927, Euclides da Cunha, Bahia, Brazil. - Died: January 3, 1997 (69 years), São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil . Father of Oswaldinho do Acordeon and Ari Batera, he was the founder of Gravadora Cantagalo (a record label) in 1964 and "Forró do Pedro Sertanejo" - the first and longest surviving Forró house (nightclub) in São Paulo - opened in 1965 and lasted until 1992, at Rua Catumbi 183, Belenzinho - São Paulo.