Péricles Aparecido Fonseca de Faria, also known as Péricles, or Periclão (born in Santo André, July 22, 1969), is a Brazilian singer, composer and instrumentist of pagode, a subgenre of samba.

He was the vocalist of Exaltasamba since the band's formation, in 1982, until late February 2012, when he decided to follow a solo career.

Before his musical career, he worked in two state schools as a class inspector and for a car manufacturer in São Bernardo do Campo.

[1] Péricles is the father of Lucas Morato,[2] a singer, and is currently married to Lidiane Santos.

In the same year, he created the "Canal do Periclão", a direct link with his fans on YouTube, where he discusses various topics.