Marco Pereira

He was born in São Paulo and took lessons from Isaias Savio, an important Uruguayan guitarist and teacher who brought Miguel Llobet's technique to Brazil.

Pereira obtained his master's degree at the University of Paris-Sorbonne; his thesis was titled Heitor Villa-Lobos and His Work for Guitar.

He teaches harmony, composition arranging, and improvisation at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ).

His compositions were issued by the publishers Éditions Lémoine of Paris and Guitar Solo Publications of San Francisco.

His compositions and books are edited by Éditions Lemoine (Paris), Guitar Solo Publications (San Francisco) Editora Musimed (Brasília), and Garbolights Produções Artísticas Ltda.