in 2012. Rael began his musical career at 16 years old. Shortly afterwards he would form a group together with the other 4 members of Pentágono, which released two albums. In 2005, he was featured in the American documentary
Global Lives with the song "Vejo Depois". Two years later, he was included in the group of artists that participated in the first edition of the traditional Som Brasil, by
Rede Globo, as a tribute to
Vinicius de Moraes. He made remakes of Moraes' songs together with rappers such as
MC Rashid,
Criolo, and Terra Preta. Rael had already collaborated with artists such as
Emicida, Kamau, Slim Rimografia, and
Don L. Along with Som Brasil, Rael was present on the series
Antônia, also by Rede Globo. In 2010, Rael released his first solo single, titled
"Trabalhador". Soon after came his first album, titled
MP3 - Música Popular do 3° Mundo. In 2016, he released the song "Coisas do Meu Imaginário", with special guests Daniel Yorubá,
Black Alien, and
Chico César. The emblematic clip of "Minha Lei", released together with the album, had special participations by
Mano Brown,
MC Rashid,
Criolo, Emicida,
Projota, DJ Marco, DJ Nyack, DJ Dan Dan, DJ Will, DJ Soares, DJ Kiko,
Daniel Ganjaman, and
Rappin' Hood, among other big names in the Brazilian rap scene. His album
Cabim-Cidreira was elected one of the 25 best Brazilian albums during the second half of 2019 by the
São Paulo Art Critics Association. == Discography ==