Vocalist with Brazilian rock band Barão Vermelho (Red Baron) and popular solo artist

Cazuza began as the vocalist with the first Brazilian rock band, Barão Vermelho, and ended as one of Brazil's best-known solo artists. Although he died young, he had an immense influence on Brazilian popular music, and his songs have been recorded by many other artists.

His father, João Araújo, was a record producer who became president of the Som Livre recording company; his mother was the singer Maria Lúcia Araújo, whose recording of Cartola's "Peito Vazio" (Empty Breast) was included in the soundtrack of one of the first telenovelas (television soap operas — an essential part of Brazilian culture). Cazuza grew up immersed in the MPB (popular Brazilian music) tradition, with a special affinity for the "heartache music" of Cartola, Lupicínio Rodrigues, Dolores Dúran, and Maysa. From age seven he wrote poems that he kept secret from everyone but his maternal grandmother, with whom he was very close. At 17 he began to realize that his poetry could become lyrics, and finally acted on it at 23 when he joined Barão Vermelho.

As a teenager Cazuza was drawn to Baixo Leblon, a bohemian section of Rio known for its artists' bars, and was an enthusiastic fan of Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin and the Rolling Stones. In 1979 he discovered Beat literature while living in San Francisco. Another important influence for him was Clarice Lispector:

"My literary influences are totally crazy. I never had any method to read this, then that. I read everything at once, mixing Kerouac with Nelson Rodrigues, William Blake with Augusto dos Anjos, Ginsberg with Cassandra Rios, Rimbaud with Fernando Pessoa. I loved to follow Carlos Drummond de Andrade in his walks in Copacabana…But my bedside book was always "A Descoberto do Mundo" (The Discovery of the World) by Clarice Lispector. I love waking up and opening it at whatever page. For me it works much better than I Ching. My lyrics have a lot to do with all these 'sorcerers.'"

Cazuza studied journalism briefly, worked as a press agent at Som Livre and artist promotor at the RGE recording company, and studied photography for seven months at UC Berkeley, but none of this felt right to him. Then in 1980 he took a course with Perfeito Fortuna, director of the revolutionary Rio theater group Asdrúbal Trouxe o Trombone, and discovered that he loved to sing. The singer/composer Léo Jaime noticed him and in 1981 recommended him for a new garage rock band that needed a vocalist. The members of Barão Vermelho — Roberto Frejat (guitar), Dé (bass), Maurício Barros (keyboards) and Guto Goffi (drums) — were doing cover songs, but Cazuza showed them his poems and inspired them to start writing original songs.

Their demo tape impressed the producer Ezequiel Neves and the artistic director at Som Livre, Guto Graça Mello. They persuaded a reluctant João Araújo (who was concerned that the critics would cry nepotism) to let the band record with Som Livre. Barão Vermelho was not a commercial success but was well received by artists such as Caetano Veloso, one of Cazuza's idols. Veloso performed "Todo Amor Que Houver Nessa Vida" (All The Love In This Life) in his own concerts, and criticized the radio stations for not playing the group's songs. Barão Vermelho's second album sold 15,000 copies, almost twice as many as the first, and enhanced the reputation of Frejat and Cazuza as a songwriting team.

The group achieved national fame with the 1984 single "Bete Balanço," the title song for Lael Rodrigues' film in which the band also appeared. It was included in their third album, Maior Abandonado (Of Age And Abandoned), with the equally popular title track. In 1985 they performed in the prestigious Rock 'n Rio Festival, but six months later Cazuza left the band to pursue a solo career. In November he released Cazuza, produced by Neves for Som Livre and featuring new collaborations with Frejat, Neves, Leoni and Arias. "Exagerado" (Exaggerated) and "Codinome Beija-Flor" (Code-Name Hummingbird) were big hits. Cazuza's notoriety grew when the lyrics to "Só As Mães São Felizes" (Only Mothers Are Happy), his homage to Jack Kerouac, were censored in concert.

His second album was recorded in 1986 but that year Som Livre disbanded its roster. Cazuza was now in great demand and had competing offers from several record labels. On his father's advice he transferred to Polygram, and Só Se For A Dois (Only If It's For Two) was released in 1987. Several songs were hits, and the success of "Nosso Amor A Gente Inventa" (We Invent Our Love) led to a national tour with sold-out audiences and critical praise.

In 1986 Cazuza learned he had AIDS. The following year he was hospitalized in Rio and underwent two months of AZT treatment in Boston. He returned in better health, and released Ideologia (Ideology) in 1988. "Ideologia," "Boas Novas" (Good News), "Blues Da Piedade" (Pity Blues) and "Brasil" had strongly political and defiant lyrics. "Brasil" has been rerecorded by many artists, and Gal Costa's version was used as the opening theme for the telenovela Vale Tudo (Everything Goes). Social commentary was present too in "Um Trem Para As Estrelas" (Train To The Stars), composed with Gilberto Gil for a film by Carlos Diegues. Cazuza toured Brazil with Ideologia, directed by the MPB star Ney Matogrosso, and the show became a TV Globo special program and a record. In 1989 he received the Sharp Music Prize for best album, song and video clip ("Brasil").

His fourth album, Cazuza Ao Vivo — O Tempo Não Pára (Cazuza Live — Time Doesn't Stop), was released at the start of 1989 and sold 560,000 copies. Two of the new songs became hits, "Vida Louca Vida" (Life, Crazy Life) and "O Tempo Não Pára." In the title song he compared his own situation, as an individual fighting to stay alive, with that of the Brazilian people. The lyrics are among Cazuza's most expressive.

In February 1989 Cazuza became the first Brazilian celebrity to announce publicly that he had AIDS. As his health worsened and he spent more time in and out of hospitals, he worked compulsively, writing and recording the double album Burguesia (Bourgeoisie) from February to June, in a wheelchair. Apart from the title song with its long lyrics attacking middle-class values, he sang classics by writers such as Antonio Maria, Caetano Veloso and Rita Lee, and two songs he had written with new partners, Rita Lee and Ángela Rô Rô.

Cazuza died of AIDS in Rio de Janeiro at the age of 32 on July 7, 1990.

— Nurit Tilles (adapted from www.cazuza.com.br)

WORKS:
see Discography

UNCOMPLETED WORKS:
Unknown

WRITINGS:
see Unpublished Lyrics and Poems (below)
Cazuza by Cazuza, compilation by Ezequiel Neves of interviews with Cazuza from Isto É, Playboy, Amiga and Interview (1983-1989): www.cazuza.com.br/bio/eng/porele/htm
Songbook Cazuza, two volumes, Lumiar (1990).

DISCOGRAPHY:

Barão Vermelho - Som Livre (1982)
     Posando De Star (Cazuza)
     Down Em Mim (Down In Me) (Cazuza)
     Conto De Fadas (Fairy Story) (Barros/Cazuza)
     Billy Negão (Big Black Billy) (Cazuza/Goffi/Barros)
     Certo Dia Na Cidade (Cazuza/Carvalho/Goffi)
     Rock'N Geral (Barros/Goffi/Cazuza)
     Ponto Fraco (Weak Point) (Cazuza/Frejat)
     Por Aí (Around) (Frejat/Cazuza)
     Todo Amor Que Houver Nessa Vida (All The Love In This Life) (Frejat/Cazuza)
     Bilhetinho Azul (Little Blue Note) (Cazuza/Frejat)

Barão Vermelho 2 - Som Livre (1983)
     Menina Mimada (Spoiled Girl) (Cazuza/Barros)
     O Que A Gente Quiser (Frejat/Naila Skórpio)
     Vem Comigo (Come With Me) (Cazuza/Dé/Goffi)
     Bicho Humano (Cazuza/Frejat)
     Largado No Mundo (Alone In The World) (Cazuza/Frejat)
     Carne De Pescoço (Neck Meat) (Cazuza/Frejat)
     Pro Dia Nascer Feliz (For The Day To Be Born Happy) (Cazuza/Frejat)
     Manhã Sem Sonho (De/Cazuza)
     Carente Profissional (Professional Needy) (Cazuza/Frejat)
     Blues Do Iniciante (Beginner's Blues) (Cazuza/Frejat/Barros/Dé/Goffi)

Bete Balanço - Som Livre (1984) (film soundtrack)
     Bete Balanço (Cazuza/Frejat)
     Amor, Amor (Cazuza/Frejat/George Israel)

Maior Abandonado - Som Livre (1984)
     Maior Abandonado (Of Age And Abandoned) (Cazuza/Frejat)
     Baby Suporte (Cazuza/Barros/Pequinho/Ezequiel Neves)
     Sem Vergonha (Shameless) (Cazuza/Frejat)
     Você Se Parece Com Todo Mundo (You Look Like Everyone) (Cazuza/Frejat)
     Milagres (Miracles) (Cazuza/Frejat/Denise Barroso)
     Não Amo Ninguém (I Don't Love Anybody) (Cazuza/Frejat/Neves)
     Por Que A Gente É Assim? (Why Are We Like This?) (Cazuza/Frejat/Neves)
     Narciso (Narcissus) (Cazuza/Frejat)
     Nós (Us) (Cazuza/Frejat)
     Dolorosa (Cazuza/Frejat)
     Bete Balanço

Cazuza - Exagerado - Som Livre (1985)
     Exagerado (Exaggerated) (Cazuza/Ezequiel Neves/Leoni)
     Medieval II (Cazuza/Rogério Meanda)
     Cúmplice (Accomplice) (Cazuza/Zé Luiz)
     Mal Nenhum (No Harm) (Cazuza/Lobão)
     Balada De Um Vagabundo (Frejat/Wally Salomão)
     Codinome Beija-Flor (Code Name Hummingbird) (Cazuza/Arias/Neves)
     Desastre Mental (Cazuza/Renato Ladeira)
     Boa Vida (The Good Life) (Cazuza/Frejat)
     Só As Mães São Felizes (Only Mothers Are Happy) (Cazuza/Frejat)
     Rock Da Descerebração (Cazuza/Frejat)

Só Se For A Dois - Polygram (1987)
     Só Se For A Dois (Only If It's For Two) (Cazuza/Meanda)
     Ritual (Cazuza/Frejat/Neves)
     O Nosso Amor A Gente Inventa (We Invent Our Love) (Cazuza/João Rebouças/Meanda)
     Culpa De Estimação (Cazuza/Frejat)
     Solidão, Que Nada (What Loneliness?) (Cazuza/Israel/Nilo Romero)
     Completamente Blue (Completely Blue) (Cazuza/Meanda/Israel/Romero)
     Vai À Luta (Cazuza/Meanda)
     Quarta-Feira (Cazuza/Luiz)
     Heavy Love (Cazuza/Frejat)
     O Lobo Mau Da Ucrânia (Cazuza/Neves/Meanda/Romero/Rebouças/Morães)
     Balada Do Esplanada (Cazuza, based on poem by Oswald de Andrade)

Ideologia - Polygram (1988)
     Ideologia (Ideology) (Cazuza)
     Boas Novas (Good News) (Cazuza)
     O Assassinato Da Flor (Cazuza)
     A Orelha De Euridice (Eurydice's Ear) (Cazuza)
     Guerra Civil (Civil War) (Cazuza/Ritchie)
     Brasil (Cazuza/Israel/Romero)
     Um Trem Para As Estrelas (Train To The Stars) (Cazuza/Gilberto Gil)
     Vida Fácil (Easy Life) (Cazuza/Frejat)
     Blues Da Piedade (Pity Blues) (Cazuza/Frejat)
     Obrigado (Por Ter Se Mandado) (Cazuza/Luiz)
     Minha Flor, Meu Bebê (My Flower, My Baby) (Cazuza/Dé)
     Faz Parte Do Meu Show (It's Part Of My Show) (Cazuza/Ladeira)

O Tempo Não Pára - Polygram (1988)
     Vida Louca Vida (Life, Crazy Life) (Lobão/Bernardo Vilhena)
     Boas Novas
     Ideologia
     Todo Amor Que Houver Nessa Vida
     Codinome Beija-Flor
     O Tempo Não Pára (Time Doesn't Stop) (Cazuza/Arnaldo Brandão)
     Só As Mães São Felizes
     O Nosso Amor A Gente Inventa
     Exagerado
     Faz Parte Do Meu Show

Cazuza & Barão Vermelho - Melhores Momentos Som Livre (1989)
     Exagerado
     Pro Dia Nascer Feliz
     Bete Balanço
     Maior Abandonado
     Sub-Producto Do Rock (Cazuza/Frejat)
     Torre De Babel (Tower Of Babel) (Frejat/Goffi/Neves)
     Declare Guerra (Frejat/Goffi/Neves)
     Eclipse Oculto (Caetano Veloso)
     Codinome Beija-Flor
     Eu Queria Ter Uma Bomba (Cazuza)
     Todo Amor Que Houver Nessa Vida
     Down Em Mim
     Só As Mães São Felizes
     Mal Nenhum
     Luz Negra (Black Light) (Nelson Cavaquinho/Irahy Barros)

Burguesia - Polygram (1989)
     Burguesia (Bourgeoisie) (Cazuza/Israel/Neves)
     Nabucodonosor (Cazuza/Israel)
     Tudo é Amor (Cazuza/Laura Finocchiaro)
     Garota De Bauru (Cazuza/Rebouças)
     Eu Agradeço (Cazuza/Romero/Israel)
     Eu Quero Alguém (Cazuza/Renato Rocketh)
     Baby Ionest (Cazuza/Lobão/Leduscha)
     Como Já Dizia Djavan (Cazuza/Frejat)
     Perto Do Fogo (Close To The Fire) (Cazuza/Rita Lee)
     Cobaias De Deus (Cazuza/Ángela Rô Rô)
     Mulher Sem Razão (Cazuza/Dé/Bebel Gilberto)
     Por Quase Um Segundo (Herbet Vianna)
     Filho Único (Only Child) (Cazuza/Rebouças)
     Preconceito (Prejudice) (Fernando Lobo/Antonio Maria)
     Esse Cara (Veloso)
     Azule Amarelo (Cazuza/Lobão/Cartola)
     Cartão Postal (Postcard) (Rita Lee/Paulo Coelho)
     Manhatã (Cazuza/Leoni)
     Bruma (Fog) (Cazuza/Brandão)
     Quando Eu Estiver Cantando (Cazuza/Rebouças)

Cazuza Por Aí (Cazuza Around) - Polygram (1991)
Posthumous collection of previously unreleased solo and Barão Vermelho tracks.
     Não Há Perdão Para O Chato (There's No Pardon For Bores) (Cazuza/Arnaldo Antunes/Zaba Moreau)
     Paixão (Passion) (Cazuza/Rebouças)
     Portuga (Cazuza/Orlando Morais)
     Hei, Rei! (Hey, King!) (Cazuza/Frejat)
     Camila, Camila (Thedy Correa/Sady Homrich/Carlos Stein)
     Por Aí (Around) (Cazuza/Frejat)
     Androide Sem Par (Android Without A Partner) (Cazuza/Israel/Romero)
     Cavalos Calados (Raul Seixas)
     Summertime (Dubose Heyward/George Gershwin)
     Oriental II (Cazuza/Meanda)
     O Brasil Vai Ensinar O Mundo (Brazil Will Teach The World) (Cazuza/Rocketh)

Cazuza — Coleção Personalidades (Polygram 1991)
     Codinome Beija-Flor
     Blues Da Piedade
     Um Trem Para As Estrelas
     Vai À Luta
     Solidão, Que Nada
     Cobaias De Deus
     Brasil
     Todo Amor Que Houver Nessa Vida
     Ideologia
     Só Se For A Dois
     Exagerado
     O Nosso Amor A Gente Inventa
     O Tempo Não Pára
     Faz Parte Do Meu Show

Viva Cazuza - Polygram (1992)
     Maior Abandonado
     Todo Amor Que Houver Nessa Vida
     Bete Balanço
     Down Em Mim
     Ponto Fraco
     Amor, Amor
     Mais Feliz
     Codinome Beija-Flor
     Ideologia
     Quando Eu Estiver Cantando
     Blues Da Piedade
     Preciso Dizer Que Te Amo (Cazuza/Gilberto/Dé)
     De Quem É O Poder? (Cazuza/Israel/Romero)
     Brasil

Barão Vermelho Ao Vivo (Barão Vermelho Live) - Som Livre (1992)
     Maior Abandonado
     Milagres
     Sub-Produto Do Rock
     Sem Vergonha
     Narciso
     Todo Amor Que Houver Nessa Vida
     Baby Suporte
     Bete Balanco
     Mal Nenhum
     Down Em Mim
     Por Que A Gente É Assim?
     Um Dia Na Vida
     Menina Mimada
     Pro Dia Nascer Feliz

Cazuza — Minha História - Polygram (1993)
     Exagerado
     O Nosso Amor A Gente Inventa
     Faz Parte Do Meu Show
     O Tempo Não Pára
     Vida Louca Vida
     Um Trem Para As Estrelas
     Esse Cara
     Codinome Beija-Flor
     Por Quase Um Segundo
     Ideologia
     Todo Amor Que Houver Nessa Vida
     Blues Da Piedade
     Burguesia
     Brasil

Esse Cara Cazuza - Polygram (1995)
     O Tempo Não Pára
     Faz Parte Do Meu Show
     Exagerado
     Vida Louca Vida
     Pro Dia Nascer Feliz
     Solidão, Que Nada
     Esse Cara
     Ideologia
     Bete Balanço
     O Nosso Amor A Gente Inventa
     Codinome Beija-Flor
     Blues Da Piedade
     Vida Fácil
     Só As Mães São Felizes

Cazuza — Som Brasil (Cazuza — Sound of Brazil) - Som Livre (1995)
     Pro Dia Nascer Feliz
     Bete Balanço
     Blues Da Piedade
     O Tempo Não Pára
     Ideologia
     Maior Abandonado
     Solidão, Que Nada
     Mal Nenhum
     Preciso Dizer Que Te Amo
     Brasil
     Exagerado
     Codinome Beija-Flor
     Todo Amor Que Houver Nessa Vida

SONGS RECORDED BY OTHER ARTISTS

17 Anos De Vida (Frejat-Cazuza)
     Sandra Sá
A Inocência Do Prazer (Cazuza/Israel)
     Dulce Quental — 1987
Amigos De Bar (Dé/Bebel/Cazuza)
     Bebel Gilberto — 1986
Amor, Amor
     Leila Pinheiro — 1990
Amor Quente (Hot Love) (Cazuza/Humberto Gessinger/Renato Ladeira)
Lela Badaró — soundtrack for telenovela O Dono do Mundo by Gilberto Braga
Humberto Gessinger — soundtrack for 1993 video Isso é Amor
Baby Ionest
Lobão — 1986
Bilhetinho Azul
Olivia Byington
Blues Da Piedade
Sandra Sá — 1991
Cássia Eller — 1995
Brasil
Gal Costa — theme for telenovela Vale Tudo by Gilberto Braga
Margareth Menezes
Débora Blando — theme for film Rádio Pirata by Leal Rodrigues
Sandra Sá — 1995
Carente Profissional
Marina Lima — 1994
Certo Dia Na Cidade
Skank — 1995
Cobaias De Deus
Angela Rô Rô — 1993
Codinome Beija-Flor
Simone
Maria Creuza
Emílio Santiago
Luis Melodia
Angela Maria & Cauby Peixoto
Companhia (Cazuza/Frejat/Neves)
Zizi Possi — 1987
Completamente Blue
     Fagner — Viva Cazuza 1992
De Quem É O Poder?
     Kid Abelha — 1988, 1995
Doralinda (João Donato/Cazuza)
     João Donato — 1995
Eu Quero Alguém
     Sandra Sá — 1992
Faz Parte Do Meu Show
     Herva Doce
     Maria Creusa
     Eliana Pittman — 1991
Gatinha De Rua (Cazuza/Frejat)
     Marcelo — 1984
Glória, Junkie Bacana (Lobão/Cazuza)
     Lobão — O Rock Errou 1986
Ideologia
     Marina Lima — 1993
     Paulo Ricardo — 1995
Incapacidade De Amar (Cazuza/Leoni)
     Leoni e os Heróis da Resistência — 1987
Joven (Brandão/Cazuza)
     Hanoi Hanoi — 1990
Mais Feliz
     Leila Pinheiro — Viva Cazuza 1992
Malandragem (Cazuza/Frejat)
     Cássia Eller — 1995
Medieval II
     Léo Jaime
Milagres
     Elza Soares
Mina (Romero/Israel/Cazuza)
     Léo Jaime
Minha Flor, Meu Bebê
     Bebel Gilberto
Mulher Sem Razão
     Bebel Gilberto — 1987
Nem Sansão nem Dalila
     (Brandão/Mendonça/Cazuza)
     Hanoi Hanoi — 1986
Nem Tudo É Verdade (Cazuza/Supla)
     Supla — 1988
Nós
     Bebel Gilberto
Nunca Sofri Por Amor (Joanna/Cazuza)
     Joanna — 1989
Onde Todos Estão (Mú/Cazuza)
     A Cor do Som — 1987
O Nosso Amor A Gente Inventa
     Baby Consuelo — Viva Cazuza 1992
Oriental II
     Orlando Morais — 1990
O Tempo Não Pára
     Hanoi Hanoi
     Simone
     Zelia Duncan
Pedaço Do Meu Coração
Cazuza's version of "Piece Of My Heart" (Ragovoy/Berns, recorded by Janis Joplin)
Bad Girls — 1993
Perto Do Fogo
     Rita Lee & Roberto de Carvalho — 1993
Ponto Fraco
     Paulo Ricardo — 1990
Por Que A Gente É Assim?
     Ney Matogrosso — 1984
Portuga
     Orlando Morais — 1990
Preciso Dizer Que Te Amo
     Bebel Gilberto
     Marina Lima
     Pedro Camarga — 1995
Pro Dia Nascer Feliz
     Ney Matogrosso — 1983
     Raça Negra — 1995
Quando Eu Estiver Cantando
     Elymar Santos — 1993
     Renata Arruda
Que O Deus Venha (Frejat/Cazuza/Clarice Lispector)
     Text by Lispector, adapted by Cazuza
     Cássia Eller — 1991
Sem Conexão Com O Mundo Exterior
     (Cazuza/Frejat)
     Sandra Sá & Cazuza — 1985
Solidão, Que Nada
     Kid Abelha — 1994 Só Se For A Dois
     Elba Ramalho
Tapas Na Cara (Cazuza)
     Angela Maria — 1986
Todo O Amor Que Houver Nessa Vida
     Olivia Byington
     Caetano Veloso
     Leila Pinheiro
     Gal Costa
Tudo É Amor
     Ney Matogrosso
Vingança Boba (Cazuza/Sérgio Serra)
     Lúcia Dumont — 1991
     Fafá de Belém — 1993

UNRECORDED SONGS:

Amigo Caco (Dé/Cazuza)
Blues Do Ano 2000 (Year 2000 Blues) (1989)
     (Cazuza/Israel/Romero)
Comprimidos (1989) (Cazuza/Rita Lee)
Dia Dos Namorados (Cazuza/Perinho Santana)
Dúvidas (Doubts) (1987) (Cazuza/Romero)
Electricidade (Electricity) (1989)
     (Romero/Israel/Cazuza)
Empada Com Birita (1988) (Dé/Cazuza)
Endless Night (Israel/Cazuza)
     Recorded 1989 for Burguesia but not included.
Filosofia Calçada (Sidewalk Philosophy) (1983?) (Frejat/Cazuza)
Inutil II (1989) (Cazuza/Brandão)
Justiça (Rebouças/Cazuza)
     Recorded 1989 for Burguesia but not included.
Mulher Vermelha (1984) (Cazuza/Graça Motta)
Problema De Moral (1984) (Dé/Frejat/Cazuza)
Quero Ele (I Want Him) (1989) (Cazuza/Lobão)
     Soundtrack for Querelle, based on the novel by Jean Genet.
Você Vai Me Enganar Sempre (1988) (version 1)
     (Frejat/Cazuza)
Você Vai Me Enganar Sempre (1988) (version 2)
     (Frejat/Cazuza)
Yara (no date) (Cazuza/Miquinhos)

UNPUBLISHED LYRICS AND POEMS:

Adoniram (1980)
Ajudai, Senhor
Alta Ansiedade (1989)
Ataque De Nervos (1989)
Aula (1989)
A Via-Crúcis Do Corpo (1989)
Letter adapted from a story by Clarice Lispector. Written for a film of that title made by Jose Antonio Garcia.
Aviador Maluco (1989)
Born To Rock'n Roll (1989)
Brazilian Prayer (1989)
Brigitte Bardot (1978)
Carreirinha (1979)
Confessional (1978)
Domingo (1978)
Domingo (1989)
Fase (1988)
Festa De São João (1987)
Fracasso (1987)
Frescobol (1980)
Jogo De Futebol (1988? 1989?)
Jogo De Vôlei (1988? 1989?)
Jornais (1989)
Lembre-Se De Mim (Remember Me) (1989)
Maldição (Malediction) (1980 or 1988)
Maldição (1989)
Mal Necessário (1980)
No One (1981)
O Amor É Brega (1989)
Obsessão (1984)
O Homem Belo (1989)
Paz (Peace) (no date)
Qual A Cor Do Amor (1989)
Querido Diário (Tópicos Para Uma Semana Utópica)
Rica E Famosa (Rich and Famous) (1989)
     (Cazuza/Neves)
Rio De Janeiro Love Blues (1988)
Rita (1988)
Saudade (1988)
Sem Título (Untitled) (1975)
     Poem written by Cazuza at age 17 when he lost his maternal grandmother, and inscribed on the tombstone at her grave in Vassouras.
Sem Título (Untitled) (1988)
Simancol (1978)
Um Dia Na Vida (1985)

BIBLIOGRAPHY:

• Cazuza — Só as Mães São Felizes by Maria Lúcia Araújo, Globo (São Paulo, 1997).
• "Cazuza," by Alvaro Neder, All Music Guide.
• Obituary, New York Times, July 8, 1990.

PERFORMING RIGHTS AFFILIATION:
UBC/BMI

RESOURCES:
www.cazuza.com.br

MUSICAL EXECUTOR:
Unknown

OTHER CONTACTS:
Sociedade Viva Cazuza is a registered non-profit organization in Rio dedicated to helping people with HIV and AIDS. It was founded in 1990 by Cazuza's mother, Maria Lúcia Araújo, in his memory.
www.vivacazuza.org.br