Tião Carreiro & Pardinho, a Brazilian sertanejo musical duo, was formed by José
Dias Nunes, known as Tião Carreiro, born in Monte Azul, Minas Gerais. Tião
Carreiro began playing the acoustic guitar at a young age and later learned the
viola caipira while working with his cousin Waldomiro in Giglio Circus. The
duo's breakthrough came with their first success "Pagode em Brasília" recorded
in 1959. Their discography includes notable albums such as Rei do Gado (1961),
Boi Soberano (1966), and A Força do Perdão (1970). Tião Carreiro & Pardinho are
credited with inventing the rural Pag...