Ricardo Schiesari Barreto Cruz (born January 12, 1982) is a Brazilian singer-songwriter and journalist known for his performances of anime theme songs in Brazil[3] as well being a semi-regular member of the Anison band JAM Project.

He regularly tours with the band whenever they visit Latin America, and is also featured on several of the group's singles beginning with the B-side of 2005's "Meikyū no Prisoner".

He speaks Portuguese and Japanese fluently, and saw Hironobu Kageyama perform several times while studying and living in Japan.

[4][5] Ricardo participated in-studio with JAM Project for the first time in 2005, starting with "Neppu Cybuster Shippu!".

Shortly after in 2007, he shared the stage for the first time in the group's fourth live concert, JAM Project JAPAN CIRCUIT 2007 Break-Out.

[citation needed] Ricardo returned to work with JAM Project in Japan in late 2011 and early 2012 for their Go!