Mauro Ferreira

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Mauro Ferreira
Born
Mauro Ferreira do Nascimento

(1965-07-06) July 6, 1965 (age 60)
Alma mater Centro Universitário da Cidade do Rio de Janeiro
Occupations Journalist
Music critic
Years active1987–present
Known forMusic criticism and Brazilian music journalism
Notable workColumns and reviews for O Globo (1989–1997), O Dia (1997–2016), IstoÉ Gente (2000–2012), Rolling Stone Brasil , G1 (Blog do Mauro Ferreira, since 2017)
Website https://www.blognotasmusicais.com.br

Mauro Ferreira do Nascimento (July 6, 1965) is a Brazilian journalist, music critic and playwright, known for his work in music journalism since the 1980s. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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Biography

Early years and education

He was born in the Tomás Coelho neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro in 1965. [5] [6] He graduated in journalism from the Centro Universitário da Cidade do Rio de Janeiro (UniverCidade) in 1980. [5]

Career

He began his professional career in 1987, while still in college, writing for the music page of the newspaper O Municipal. [5] Between 1989 and 1997, he worked as a reporter and music critic for the newspaper O Globo . [7] [8] In 1998, he moved to another Rio de Janeiro newspaper, O Dia , where he was a music columnist until 2016. [7] [9] In magazines, he contributed to IstoÉ Gente  [ pt ] between 2000 and 2012, in addition to being a regular contributor to the Brazilian edition of Rolling Stone from 2007 until the end of the magazine's monthly print edition. [10] [11]    

In 2013, he released his first book on music, Cantadas – A sedução da voz feminina em 25 anos de jornalismo musical (in free translation, Cantadas – The seduction of the female voice in 25 years of music journalism), by Mauad Publishing House. [12] [13] [14] Nine years later, the book was reissued with ten additional singers profiled, this time published by Garota FM Books. [7] [15] [16]

Between November 2006 and June 2016, he maintained the blog Notas Musicais, hosted on Blogger service, which he updated daily. [7] [17] At the end of 2016, he moved his blog to G1 , Globo Group's digital news portal, where he writes a daily column dedicated to journalistic commentary on music and the Brazilian music industry; it is also an opinion column on current concerts and music releases. [8] [18]

Books

References

  1. "Cantadas, de Mauro Ferreira". Rádio Incofidência. September 1, 2013. Archived from the original on June 1, 2023. Retrieved January 21, 2026.
  2. "Especial Livros – Crítico Mauro Ferreira descortina trajetória de 35 cantoras brasileira". Portal da Câmara dos Deputados (in Brazilian Portuguese). December 17, 2022. Archived from the original on December 22, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2026.
  3. Fernandes, Fernando (2012). "Julgamento técnico ou juízo de gosto? Reflexões sociológicas sobre a crítica musical jornalística". Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro . Archived from the original on January 21, 2026. Retrieved January 21, 2026.
  4. Oliveira, Luciano (July 11, 2013). "Críticos estúpidos e mordazes! Minas Gerais e o Norte contra o "eixo do mal"". Luciano Diretor. Archived from the original on March 31, 2023. Retrieved January 21, 2026.
  5. 1 2 3 "Mauro Ferreira". Dicionário Cravo Albin (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on February 15, 2025. Retrieved January 21, 2026.
  6. Magalhães, Clemente (November 7, 2022). Mauro Ferreira | Papo com Clê (Podcast) (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved January 21, 2026 via YouTube.
  7. 1 2 3 4 "Autores". Garota FM Books (in Brazilian Portuguese). March 31, 2025. Archived from the original on January 13, 2026. Retrieved January 13, 2026.
  8. 1 2 "Bem-vindo ao blog do Mauro Ferreira | G1 Música Blog do Mauro Ferreira". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). July 6, 2016. Archived from the original on October 16, 2016. Retrieved January 21, 2026.
  9. Pereira, Ítalo (May 7, 2016). "Entrevista com Mauro Ferreira". Crítica musical na web (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on June 11, 2017. Retrieved January 21, 2026.
  10. Ferreira, Muaro. "MAURO FERREIRA, Autor em Rolling Stone Brasil". Rolling Stone Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on October 3, 2025. Retrieved January 21, 2026.
  11. Ferreira, Mauro (March 24, 2011). "Luzes e sombras de Johnny Alf". IstoÉ Independente (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on January 21, 2026. Retrieved January 21, 2026.
  12. Almeida, Luciana (July 24, 2013). "Livro de Mauro Ferreira fala da sedução da voz feminina". Território da Música. Archived from the original on December 25, 2015. Retrieved December 25, 2015.
  13. Godinho, Gustavo (July 11, 2013). "Entre divas e discos". Portal Sucesso. Archived from the original on December 25, 2015. Retrieved December 25, 2015.
  14. 1 2 Lauro, Marcos (September 12, 2013). "Cantadas – A Sedução da Voz Feminina em 25 Anos de Jornalismo Musical". Rolling Stone Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on January 21, 2026. Retrieved January 21, 2026.
  15. Ventura, Rafa (April 12, 2022). "Crítico musical Mauro Ferreira perfila 35 cantoras brasileiras em novo livro |". POPline (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on December 13, 2024. Retrieved January 21, 2026.
  16. Marrom (April 7, 2022). "Cantoras baianas estão entre as 35 escolhidas para o livro Cantadas – Blog do Marrom". Correio (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on April 8, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2026.
  17. Ferreira, Mauro. "Notas Musicais". Notas Musicais (in Brazilian Portuguese). Blogger. Archived from the original on October 8, 2025. Retrieved January 21, 2026.
  18. "Mauro Ferreira estreia coluna sobre música brasileira no G1". Line-Up (in Brazilian Portuguese). July 8, 2016. Archived from the original on January 9, 2026. Retrieved January 21, 2026.
  19. Ferreira, Mauro (2022). Cantadas: ensaios sobre 35 grandes vozes de mulheres da música brasileira (1a edição ed.). Rio de Janeiro, RJ: Garota FM Books. ISBN   978-65-994524-5-1.