Milionário & José Rico were a Brazilian sertanejo duo formed in 1970 by Romeu
Januário de Mattos, born 1940 in Monte Santo de Minas, and José Alves dos
Santos, born 1946 in São José do Belmonte; Mattos adopted the stage name
Milionário, while Santos retained his given name. Their first record, Milionário
& José Rico (1973), introduced tracks such as “Inversão de Valores” and “De
Longe Também Se Ama”, and the 1975 follow‑up Ilusão Perdida cemented their early
popularity. The duo’s breakthrough came with the 1977 hit “Estrada da Vida”, the
title track of Estrada da Vida, which prop...