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Porca Véia

(Porca Veia)

Porca Véia (born Élio da Rosa Xavier on March 2, 1952, in Lagoa Vermelha, Rio Grande do Sul) was a singer, composer, and accordionist who helped modernize and popularize nativist dance music in southern Brazil while leading the baile ensemble Grupo Cordiona. Raised in a family of amateur musicians, he began performing as a child and, after winning numerous accordion contests, formed and directed Cordiona, taking a fandangueiro repertoire of bugios, xotes, and chamamés from community halls to major stages; along the way he guested with figures such as Kleiton & Kledir and became a...