Jorge Aragão

March 1, 1949 in Rio de Janeiro), birth name Jorge Aragão da Cruz) is a Brazilian musician, singer/songwriter, working in the genres of samba and pagode.

He was a founding member of Grupo Fundo de Quintal (nucleus of the pagode genre) and one of its main composers and lyricists, abandoning the band some time later to dedicate himself to a solo career.

Conversant in the carnaval carioca, he was a commentator for the samba school parades on the TV networks Globo and Manchete.

With 12 records to his credit, he has toured the United States and performs in various cities in Brazil.

Among his greatest hits are "Amigos... Amantes", "Do Fundo do Nosso Quintal", "Enredo do Meu Samba", "Ontem", and "Coisinha do Pai" (with Almir Guineto and Luiz Carlos da Vila), rerecorded by Beth Carvalho, which was inserted in the Mars Pathfinder probe in the late '90s.