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Tier 3 · vertical & regional
Mano Brown
Person · male · Brazil · São Paulo · born 1970 · recording since 2016
Brazilian rapper
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Also known as Pedro Paulo Soares Pereira · Brown · 马诺·布朗
Timeline
4 events◦ Birth 1✦ Award 1★ Debut release 1▣ Album 1
1970s
2010s
· Debut release
Debut release: Boogie Naipe
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
source: musicbrainz
Biography
English biography135 words · 3 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1378863685
Biography
Pedro Paulo Soares Pereira (born 22 April 1970), better known by the artistic name Mano Brown, is a Brazilian rapper, music producer and founding member of the hip hop group Racionais MC's, along with Ice Blue (Paulo Eduardo Salvador), Edi Rock (Edivaldo Pereira Alves) and KL Jay (Kleber Geraldo Lelis Simões).
Career
In 2008, Rolling Stone chose the 100 greatest artists in Brazilian music; Mano Brown was 28th. His debut solo album Boogie Naipe
Boogie NaipeSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 22 tracks1Sinta-Se Bem Com o Boogie Naipe0:382Gangsta Boogie3:223Mal de Amor4:394Boa Noite São Paulo3:295Mulher Elétrica3:346Foi Num Baile Black4:197Louis Lane3:448Dance, Dance, Dance4:279DJ Vitória Rios0:3010Flor do Gueto4:2411La Onda2:3112Nova Jerusalém3:2313Nave Mãe1:5514Por Mim e Nāo por Elas0:1715Adicto3:1116Felizes / Heart 2 Heart4:1817Amor Distante (Rap Mix)4:0518Amor Distante (Blues Mix)2:2619De Frente pro Mar3:5520Você e Eu... Só!3:5221Boogie Naipe, Baby! (Ao Vivo)0:2922Felizes4:32 was nominated for the 2017 Latin Grammy Award for Best Portuguese Language Contemporary Pop Album.
Racionais MC's
1990 – Holocausto Urbano
1992 – Escolha o Seu Caminho
1993 – Raio-X do Brasil
1997 – Sobrevivendo no Inferno
2001 – Racionais MC's Ao Vivo
2002 – Nada como um Dia Após o Outro Dia
2006 – 1000 Trutas, 1000 Tretas
2014 – Cores e Valores
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 9 | 54.3th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 5 | 78.9th |
| Studio albums | 1 | 76th |
| Awards recorded | 1 | 89th |
| Timeline events | 4 | 75.9th |
| Recording span (years) | 9 | 24.5th |
| Genres | 1 | 56th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (5 release groups · 1 studio albums)
Albums · 1
2016 · studio album
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Tracklist · 22 tracks · 1:08:00
1Sinta-Se Bem Com o Boogie Naipe0:382Gangsta Boogie3:223Mal de Amor4:394Boa Noite São Paulo3:295Mulher Elétrica3:346Foi Num Baile Black4:197Louis Lane3:448Dance, Dance, Dance4:279DJ Vitória Rios0:3010Flor do Gueto4:2411La Onda2:3112Nova Jerusalém3:2313Nave Mãe1:5514Por Mim e Nāo por Elas0:1715Adicto3:1116Felizes / Heart 2 Heart4:1817Amor Distante (Rap Mix)4:0518Amor Distante (Blues Mix)2:2619De Frente pro Mar3:5520Você e Eu... Só!3:5221Boogie Naipe, Baby! (Ao Vivo)0:2922Felizes4:32
Single · 4
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Natal no GuetoSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 5:481Natal no Gueto5:48 | 22 December 2017 | ||
| 2018 | Love Song (A Maior Dor de um Homem)Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 4:161Love Song (A Maior Dor de um Homem)4:16 | 23 November 2018 | ||
| 2019 | Dezembro É FestaSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 2:571Dezembro É Festa2:57 | 25 December 2019 | ||
| 2025 | Onda (Citação A onda)Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 2:591Onda (Citação A onda)2:59 | 30 January 2025 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Mano Brown head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 9 | 54.3th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 5 | 78.9th |
| Studio albums | 1 | 76th |
| Awards recorded | 1 | 89th |
| Timeline events | 4 | 75.9th |
| Recording span (years) | 9 | 24.5th |
| Genres | 1 | 56th |
Awards & honours
| Year | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Order of Cultural Merit (Brazil) | won |
Line-up
| Name | From | To | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Racionais MC's(band) | 1988 | present | lead vocals,original |
Where this record comes from
portrait—Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Racionais_MC%27s_%2812197897183%29.jpgaliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/3a5b3e04-ed68-4b9c-9a79-14a921ca3156discography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/3a5b3e04-ed68-4b9c-9a79-14a921ca3156core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9027456genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9027456seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mano_Brownbiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mano_Brown
Why this artist is in the database
- List of hip-hop musicians
Tier rule: curated genre/region list
Image: Fernando Eduardo · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q9027456 · MusicBrainz: 3a5b3e04-ed68-4b9c-9a79-14a921ca3156
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