Milton Nascimento is a Brazilian singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Milton was born in Rio DE Janeiro. His mother, Maria Nascimento, was a maid. As a baby, Nascimento was adopted by a couple who were his mother's former employers; Josino Brito Campos, a bank employee, mathematics teacher and electronic technician and Lília Silva Campos, a music teacher and choir singer. When he was 18 months old, Nascimento's biological mother died, and he moved with his adoptive parents to the city of Três Pontas, in the state of Minas Gerais. He has toured across the world. Nascimento has won five Grammy Awards, including Best World Music Album in 1997.
Considered the most beautiful male voice in Brazil.
Was a good friend of actor River Phoenix. He even wrote a song in his
homage.
His song "Canção da América" was the favorite one of race car legend
Ayrton Senna.
Son of Maria do Carmo do Nascimento, a maid. When Milton was just a
couple of months he was adopted by Lília Silva Campos (a music teacher)
and Josino Campos (the owner of a radio station).