Ricardo Braga (September 13, 1951 - March 26, 2025) was s singer born in Mogi das Cruzes (São Paulo).
When he began his career doing covers of Roberto Carlos, lived in a humble home in Mogi das Cruzes, SP. Emerged in 1978 / 1979 with 'Roberto Collection "and produced by Marcelo Duran.
"Roberto Collection" had a pout-pourrit music of Roberto Carlos, very well prepared and caused great impact, because the similarity of her voice with that of the King. The album peaked at 400,000 copies sold, a furor at the time .
In a publicity stunt accurate, the album was released without the singer was revealed. Everyone wondered who was this singer who imitated the King. On May 28, 1978 the mystery was revealed by the TV show "Fantástico." The program was the first to reveal a secret that stirred the imagination of thousands of fans of Roberto Carlos, who was, after all, Ricardo Braga, the imitator who sold 200,000 copies in just six months of a hard hit with the King? His face, hitherto unknown to the public, it was revealed today. And the cover of Roberto Carlos has won a special clip on the program.
After appearing as a 'generic' RC, Ricardo Braga spun off the cover of this function and developed its own career. Other hits like "Uma Estrela Vai Brilhar" "Agradece" and released several LPs were getting sold well, recently released a CD containing songs hinterland. Was a success in Portugal, where it reached high sales of his albums.
After such hits as "Uma Estrela Vai Brilhar" disappeared and nobody knows why.
He recently attended a tacky collection of Free Sound Recorder with the production of Aramis Barros. The CD, called "Cabaré Sertanejo" has some gems of the genre. Classics such as "Sonhei Com Você" (recorded by Millionário and José Rico), "Nem Dormindo Eu Consigo Te Esquecer" (Gian and Giovani) and "Frio da Madrugada" (Rionegro and Solimões) sound like ballads composed by the King in Ricardo's voice.
In recent years, Braga lived in Bela Vista, São Paulo.