Sérgio Reis is the stage name of Sergio Bavini, a Brazilian singer who began
making his award-winning brand of sertanejo music in the late-1950s. He was born
on June 23, 1940, in São Paulo, Brazil, and released his debut single
"Enganadora" in 1957. Although the song failed to generate a buzz, Reis began
building a small audience that eventually expanded to include The Jet Blacks, an
instrumental rock band that regularly backed some of Brazil's biggest acts. He
began working with The Jet Blacks on 1967's Coração de Papel, sending four
singles —"Nuvem Branquinha," "Fim de Sonho," ...