Luiz Brasil

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Luiz Brasil (born Luiz Alberto Brasil de Carvalho in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, on April 21, 1954) is a Brazilian guitarist. He is best known as a guitarist who has performed with Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil, Gal Costa, Nando Reis, Cassia Eller, and many other vocalists.

He was born into a musical family: his mother played piano, his brothers Jorge and Marcelo became percussionists, and his brother Mou became a jazz guitarist. More recently, his daughter Tamima Brasil is a percussionist.

His early career included stints as guitarist with the rock group Scorpius (1970-1974), Zezé Motta (1978-1980), and the carnaval Trio elétrico of Armandinho. More recently he has performed as a multi-instrumentalist (including mandolin and percussion instruments), arranger, composer, teacher, and occasional singer. His recent collaborators include Jaques Morelenbaum, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Jussara Silveira, and Rita Ribeiro.

His first solo album was Brasilêru, released in 2005.