- Born
- Died
- Birth nameRenato Manfredini Júnior
- Nickname
- Júnior
- Height5′ 8½″ (1.74 m)
- Renato Russo (born Renato Manfredini, Jr., was a Brazilian singer and songwriter. He was the lead singer of the alternative rock band Legião Urbana. A Brazilian film depicting his life and career was released in 2013, called Somos Tão Jovens (We Are So Young). He started his studies at an early age, at Colégio Olavo Billac. During this period he wrote an essay titled "Old house, in ruins". His father was an executive at Banco do Brasil, and the family moved to Forest Hills, Queens, New York in 1967, when he was assigned a job in the city. Renato and his family returned later to Rio de Janeiro and moved in with his uncle Sávio. At 18 years old, he came out as bisexual to his mother, and in 1988 he made it public by writing the song "Meninos e Meninas" ("Boys n' Girls") with the chorus stating, in English, "I like St. Paul, I like St. John, I like St. Francis and St. Sebastian, and I like boys and girls."- IMDb Mini Biography By: Bonitao
- Potent voice
- Poetic lyrics
- Among his favorite film was Quadrophenia (1979), based on Quadrophenia (1979) rock opera of the same name. Similarly, two of Russo's own songs would inspire movies as well: Brazilian Western (2013) and Eduardo and Monica (2020).
- Leader of the Brazilian rock band Legião Urbana.
- His only son, Giuliano Manfredini, was born on 29 March 1989.
- When Renato Russo arrives in Rio from Brasília, Distrito Federal, where he was created and where he began with his rock band "Legião Urbana", he made all success in Brazil, this band is until today one of the most important rock bands of Brazil.
- His first band was the Aborto Elétrico (Electric Abortion), beside Felipe Lemos and André Pretorius. It didn't last a lot, finishing because of fights between Felipe and Renato. The Aborto Elétrico was the seed that created the bands Legião Urbana, to the Plebe Rude and the Capital Inicial, led by Dinho Ouro-Preto.
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