Fred 04
Encyclopedia
Fred 04 is the leader, singer, guitarist and Cavaquinho
player of Brazil
ian band Mundo Livre S/A
. He is the co-author, along with DJ Renato L, of the Mangue Bit
manifesto, "Caranguejos Com Cérebros" ("Crabs With Brains"). He has a degree in journalism
. He made up his nickname
'04' after the two last digits in his identity document
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Cavaquinho
The cavaquinho is a small string instrument of the European guitar family with four wire or gut strings. It is also called machimbo, machim, machete , manchete or marchete, braguinha or braguinho, or cavaco.The most common tuning is D-G-B-D ; other tunings include D-A-B-E...
player of Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian band Mundo Livre S/A
Mundo Livre S/A
Mundo Livre S/A, is a Brazilian manguebeat band, formed in 1984 in Recife, Pernambuco. It is also one of the founders of that musical style, which became popular in the 1990s. Fred Zero Quatro, the band's singer, was one of the authors of Caranguejos com Cérebro, one of the landmarks of the...
. He is the co-author, along with DJ Renato L, of the Mangue Bit
Mangue Bit
The mangue bit or mangue beat movement was a cultural movement created circa 1991 in the city of Recife in Northeast Brazil in reaction to the cultural and economical stagnation of the city...
manifesto, "Caranguejos Com Cérebros" ("Crabs With Brains"). He has a degree in journalism
Journalism
Journalism is the practice of investigation and reporting of events, issues and trends to a broad audience in a timely fashion. Though there are many variations of journalism, the ideal is to inform the intended audience. Along with covering organizations and institutions such as government and...
. He made up his nickname
Nickname
A nickname is "a usually familiar or humorous but sometimes pointed or cruel name given to a person or place, as a supposedly appropriate replacement for or addition to the proper name.", or a name similar in origin and pronunciation from the original name....
'04' after the two last digits in his identity document
Identity document
An identity document is any document which may be used to verify aspects of a person's personal identity. If issued in the form of a small, mostly standard-sized card, it is usually called an identity card...
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