Biography

Jorge Mário da Silva, more commonly known by his stage name Seu Jorge, born June 8, 1970, is a Brazilian musical artist, songwriter, and actor. He is considered by many a renewer of Brazilian pop samba. Seu Jorge cites samba schools and American soul singer Stevie Wonder as major musical influences. Jorge is also known for his film roles as Mané Galinha in the 2002 film City of God and as Pelé dos Santos in the 2004 film The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou. His musical work has received praise from many of his fellow musicians including Beck and David Bowie.
- IMDb mini biography by: Bonitao

His musical talents adorn the soundtrack for "The Life Aquatic" with covers of David Bowie songs Rebel Rebel and Starman and many other innovative tracks.

His younger brother Vitório died at age 16, shot in a riot between rival gangs. During an interview, he made an analogy with what happened to his character in City of God, Mané Galinha, who sees his brother shot by a gang. He said that the difference between him and Galinha was their choice: while Galinha chose vendetta, he chose to runaway from that life.

His album "Samba Esporte Fino" became the 1999 album of the year in Brazil.

He was born and raised in the favelas of Rio like the characters in Cidade de Deus.

My father is a big fan of westerns. I'd love to be able to bring him to the cinema to see a western with me in it.

The other actors were ... curious. They wanted to know if the favelas [slums] are really like that. I said unfortunately they're much worse.

The difference between Mané Galinha and myself was choice. He chose revenge. I chose to get out.