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Samuel Rosa
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Samuel Rosa de Alvarenga |
| Born |
July 15, 1966 Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
| Genres | Alternative rock, reggae, brazilian rock |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, guitarist, songwriter |
| Instruments | Singer, guitarist |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Labels | Epic, Sony BMG |
| Associated acts | Skank |
| Website | http://skank.uol.com.br/skank/ |
Samuel Rosa de Alvarenga (Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, July 15, 1966) is lead singer, primary composer and guitarist of Brazilian rock band Skank. He has a psychology degree from Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais.
Samuel writes the music for most of the group's songs, with 80% of the lyrics by Chico Amaral. Other songwrting partners were Nando Reis, Arnaldo Antunes, and Lô Borges.
Samuel is an avid football player and supports Cruzeiro.