[1] In his childhood he listened to Nat King Cole and the collections of the famous Big Bands from Toquinho, Vinícius de Morais and Maria Creuza.

[2] Early 1983 with Schiavon, he formed the band RPM together with guitarist Fernando Deluqui and drummer Moreno Junior, subsequently replaced by Paulo P. A. Pagni.

In 1986 they released the live album Rádio Pirata ao Vivo , which was directed by Ney Matogrosso, and which sold more than 3.7 million copies across the country.

At the end of the same year, work began with MTV Brasil to launch a RPM special with CD and DVD.

Released in 1989 entitled "Paulo Ricardo", it featured the hits "A Step of Eternity" and "A Fina Poeira do Ar".

Paulo Ricardo is the son of engineer Waldeck Nery de Medeiros and teacher Sônia Oliveira, studied Journalism at USP and worked as a journalist for four years, has two sisters named Cristiane and Rosane, has four children: Paola, Isabela, Luís Eduardo and Diana.