Mestre Vieira

Joaquim de Lima Vieira, better known as Mestre Vieira (October 29, 1934 – February 2, 2018), was a Brazilian musician and instrumentalist, creator of the guitarrada, a musical genre that was the precursor to lambada.

Biography Joaquim de Lima Vieira was born on October 29, 1934, in Barcarena, Pará, the son of the Portuguese Zacarias Pinto Vieira and the Pará native Sophia Rosa de Lima Vieira. As a child, he accompanied his older brothers who played in samba circles.

In 2003, Vieira reappears on the music scene with Os Mestres da Guitarrada, a project resulting from the research of musician, researcher and music producer Pio Lobato. In 2008, he recorded and released a new CD, Guitarrada Magnética, resuming his solo career. In 2012, he recorded the DVD Mestre Vieira 50 Anos de Guitarrada, live at Theatro da Paz, and in 2015, the CD Guitarreiro do Mundo.

Mestre Vieira died on February 2, 2018 in Barcarena, at the age of 83, a victim of prostate cancer.

Discography Lambada das Quebradas (1978) Lambada das Quebradas Vol II (1980) Lambada das Quebradas Vol III (1981) Melô da Cabra (1982) Lambadas e Quebradas – Lima o Guitarreiro do Amazonas (1982) Desafiando (1983) Vieira e seu Conjunto (1984) Vieira e seu Conjunto (1985) Bota fogo nela (1986) Vieira e Seu Conjunto (1987) Melô da Pomba (1989) Lambadas e Cambarás (1990) 40 Graus (1991) A Volta (1998) Lambadão do Vieira (2002) Guitarra Magnética (2009) DVD ao vivo Mestre Vieira 50 anos de Guitarrada (2013) Guitarreiro do Mundo (2015) Mestres da Guitarrada (2004) Música Magneta – Mestres da Guitarrada (2008)