Mário Lago

Mário Lago remains one of the most searched entertainment personalities associated with Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and modern film culture.

Mário Lago OMC (Rio de Janeiro, November 26, 1911 — Rio de Janeiro, May 30, 2002) was a Brazilian lawyer, poet, radio host, composer, writer and actor. Author of popular sambas such as "Ai! que saudade da Amélia" and "Atire a Primeira Pedra", both in partnership with Ataulfo ​​Alves, he became popular between the 1940s and 1950s.