Chorão

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Alexandre Magno Abrão was born in the district of Tremembé in the Northeast Zone of São Paulo on April 9, 1970. He also had a brother, Ricardo;{{cite web|url=https://musica.uol.com.br/noticias/redacao/2013/03/06/ex-mulher-e-irmao-de-chorao-trocam-empurroes-na-frente-do-iml.htm|title=Ex-mulher e irmão de Chorão trocam empurrões na frente do IML|work=UOL|date=March 6, 2013|access-date=June 20, 2020|language=Portuguese}} a sister, Tânia, who died of a stroke in 2015 aged 55;{{cite web|url=http://g1.globo.com/sp/santos-regiao/noticia/2015/01/irma-do-cantor-chorao-morre-apos-sofrer-avc-em-sao-paulo-sp.html|title=Irmã do cantor Chorão morre após sofrer AVC em Santos, diz família|work=G1|date=January 21, 2015|access-date=June 18, 2020|language=Portuguese}} and was cousin of journalist and television presenter Sonia Abrão.{{cite web|url=https://boadiversao.com.br/guia/rio-de-janeiro/noite/noticia/id/36434/rio_festa_Boatos_sobre_o_fim_do_Charlie_Brown_Jr.3660|title=Boatos sobre o fim do Charlie Brown Jr.|work=Boa Diversão|date=March 3, 2005|access-date=April 1, 2020|language=Portuguese}} He experienced an unhappy childhood; his parents, Nilda and Geraldo Abrão, divorced when he was 11 years old, and he dropped out of school in the seventh grade as he couldn't afford the tuition fees and due to his unruly behavior. Prior to beginning his musical career he worked as a delivery boy for his mother, a cook, until she suffered the first in a series of debilitating strokes in 1984, and briefly as a realtor alongside his father, who would die of cancer in 2001.{{cite web|url=https://www.atribuna.com.br/variedades/popart/poeta-do-rock-chor%C3%A3o-segue-vivo-na-mente-de-amigos-e-f%C3%A3s-1.96897|title=Poeta do rock, Chorão segue vivo na mente de amigos e fãs|author=Egle Cisterna|work=A Tribuna|date=April 12, 2020|access-date=June 18, 2020|language=Portuguese}}{{cite web|url=https://musica.culturamix.com/artistas/nacionais/biografia-do-cantor-chorao|title=Biografia do cantor Chorão|work=Cultura Mix|access-date=June 18, 2020|language=Portuguese}} Many times while trying to live on his own he was frequently evicted and had his possessions confiscated due to the non-payment of rent (an experience which would later inspire the Charlie Brown Jr. song "Confisco").{{cite web|url=https://www.tenhomaisdiscosqueamigos.com/2020/08/01/charlie-brown-jr-confisco-historia/|title=Charlie Brown Jr. e a história pessoal de Chorão que inspirou 'Confisco', música que estará em Tony Hawk's|work=Tenho Mais Discos que Amigos|author=Felipe Ernani|date=August 1, 2020|access-date=August 6, 2020|language=Portuguese}} Eventually taking skateboarding as a pastime, he received the nickname "Chorão" (roughly translated as "cry-baby") from his friends due to his emotionality.{{cite web|url=http://diversao.terra.com.br/gente/chorao-do-charlie-brown-jr-completa-40-anos-nesta-sexta-feira,259f24f4d865a310VgnCLD200000bbcceb0aRCRD.html|title=Chorão, do Charlie Brown Jr., completa 40 anos nesta sexta-feira|work=Terra|date=April 9, 2010|access-date=June 18, 2020|language=Portuguese}}{{cite web|url=https://www.uol/entretenimento/especiais/5-anos-sem-chorao.htm|title=O marginal sensível|work=UOL|author=Maurício Dehò|date=March 6, 2018|access-date=June 19, 2020|language=Portuguese}} Around this time he would also develop his long-time cocaine addiction, which would plague him for the rest of his life.{{cite web|url=http://g1.globo.com/sp/santos-regiao/noticia/2013/03/nao-era-crack-era-cocaina-diz-ex-esposa-de-chorao.html|title='Não era crack, era cocaína', diz ex-esposa de Chorão|work=G1|author=Lincoln Chaves|date=March 7, 2013|access-date=June 22, 2020|language=Portuguese}}

In 1987 his family moved to the coastal town of Santos, where he would form his first musical project, the hardcore punk/crossover thrash band What's Up, circa 1988; he was invited to be its vocalist after being spotted by a member of the audience at a bar while covering a Suicidal Tendencies song.{{cite web|url=http://g1.globo.com/brasil/noticia/2013/03/produtores-recordam-participacao-de-chorao-em-primeira-banda-do-cantor.html|title=Produtores recordam participação de Chorão em primeira banda do cantor|work=G1|date=March 7, 2013|access-date=April 1, 2020|language=Portuguese}} What's Up underwent its first line-up change in 1990, when they were joined by then-12-year-old bassist Champignon, and then in 1992 when Marcão, Thiago Castanho and Renato Pelado were approached. However, Chorão thought the band was taking too long to make a breakthrough and decided to revamp it under a new name; he eventually settled on "Charlie Brown Jr.", explaining that "Charlie Brown" came to him after recalling a time when he crashed with his car into a coconut stand with a drawing of the eponymous character of Charles M. Schulz's comic strip Peanuts on it, and the "Jr." alluding to the fact that he considered his band to be "the children of rock", following the lead of other famous groups at the time such as Raimundos, Nação Zumbi, Planet Hemp and O Rappa.{{cite web|url=https://cultura.estadao.com.br/noticias/musica,acidente-envolvendo-cantor-chorao-fere-4-pessoas,20050307p3915|title=Acidente envolvendo cantor Chorão fere 4 pessoas|work=Estadão|date=March 7, 2005|access-date=April 1, 2020|language=Portuguese|url-access=subscription}} During its 21-year lifespan, Charlie Brown Jr. released ten studio albums and was nominated for seven Latin Grammy Awards, winning two; their success, though, was frequently overshadowed by controversies and clashes regarding Chorão and his bandmates, who often described him as a "domineering" person – constant creative divergences would culminate in the band's entire line-up departing following the release of their 2004 album Tamo Aí na Atividade.{{cite web|url=http://www.virgula.com.br/musica/champignon-pelado-e-marcao-estao-fora-do-charlie-brown-jr/|title=Champignon, Pelado e Marcão estão fora do Charlie Brown Jr.|work=Vírgula|date=April 15, 2005|access-date=April 1, 2020|language=Portuguese}} In 2007 he threatened to sue Marcão and Champignon after they performed in the United States under the "Charlie Brown Jr." name, as he was the one who held the rights of it.{{cite web|url=https://www.cifraclubnews.com.br/noticias/8757-champignon-e-marcao-falam-sobre-polamica-do-charlie-brown-jr.html|title=Champignon e Marcão falam sobre polêmica do Charlie Brown Jr.|work=Cifra Club|date=May 17, 2007|access-date=June 18, 2020|language=Portuguese}}{{cite web|url=https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/folha/ilustrada/ult90u71187.shtml|title=Marcão e Champignon se defendem em 'treta' do Charlie Brown Jr.|work=Folha de S.Paulo|date=May 17, 2007|access-date=June 18, 2020|language=Portuguese}} Both would return to the band in 2011, but Pelado and Chorão never made amends. In 2012, during a performance at Apucarana, Paraná, Chorão and Champignon got into an altercation and the latter was expelled from the band on stage.{{cite web|url=https://entretenimento.r7.com/musica/noticias/apos-briga-chorao-expulsa-baixista-do-palco-veja-20120910.html|title=Após briga, Chorão expulsa baixista do palco; veja|work=R7.com|date=September 10, 2012|access-date=September 29, 2019|language=Portuguese|archive-date=September 29, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190929211150/https://entretenimento.r7.com/musica/noticias/apos-briga-chorao-expulsa-baixista-do-palco-veja-20120910.html|url-status=dead}} The following day, though, they reconciled.

Known for his brash, boorish personality, Chorão also got into many feuds with other musicians and brawls;{{cite web|url=https://exame.com/estilo-de-vida/as-polemicas-criadas-por-chorao-do-charlie-brown-jr/|title=As polêmicas criadas por Chorão, do Charlie Brown Jr.|author=Luciana Carvalho|work=Exame|date=March 6, 2013|access-date=June 18, 2020|language=Portuguese}} in 2003 he insulted CPM 22 vocalist Badauí due to a "tongue-in-cheek" statement regarding him Badauí gave to a magazine.{{cite web|url=http://www.pcg.com.br/entrevista/cpm22/|title=Entrevistas :: Costa Verde FM 91,7|access-date=June 18, 2020|language=Portuguese}} (In a later interview given after Chorão's death, the band would state the feud had ended after they talked to him privately.{{cite web|url=https://entretenimento.r7.com/musica/noticias/apesar-de-brigas-musicos-do-cpm-22-lamentam-morte-de-chorao-20130306.html|title=Apesar de brigas, músicos do CPM 22 lamentam a morte de Chorão em vídeo: 'Descanse em paz'|work=R7.com|date=March 6, 2013|access-date=June 18, 2020|language=Portuguese|archive-date=June 14, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200614183928/https://entretenimento.r7.com/musica/noticias/apesar-de-brigas-musicos-do-cpm-22-lamentam-morte-de-chorao-20130306.html|url-status=dead}}) The same year, he slapped a 17-year-old teenager in the face at a supermarket, claiming he overheard him "badmouthing" Charlie Brown Jr.{{cite web|url=http://cliquemusic.uol.com.br/materias/ver/vocalista-do-charlie-brown-jr-tem-problemas-com-a-lei|title=Vocalista do Charlie Brown Jr. tem problemas com a lei|author=Marco Antônio Barbosa|work=Cliquemusic|date=January 14, 2003|access-date=June 18, 2020|language=Portuguese|archive-date=August 22, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160822135703/http://cliquemusic.uol.com.br/materias/ver/vocalista-do-charlie-brown-jr-tem-problemas-com-a-lei|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=https://www.cifraclubnews.com.br/noticias/336-chorao-vocal-do-charlie-brown-agride-menor-em-supermercado.html|title=Chorão, vocal do Charlie Brown, agride menor em supermercado|work=Cifra Club|date=January 14, 2003|access-date=June 18, 2020|language=Portuguese}} In 2005 he got involved in a car crash which ended in four people getting wounded.{{cite web|url=https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/fsp/cotidian/ff0803200504.htm|title=Cantor do Charlie Brown se envolve em acidente|work=Folha de S.Paulo|author=Mariana Campos|date=March 8, 2005|access-date=July 17, 2020|language=Portuguese}} In 2008 he was expelled from a Gol flight en route to Manaus, after refusing to switch off an electronic device and insulting those aboard the airplane.{{cite web|url=http://g1.globo.com/sao-paulo/musica/noticia/2013/03/chorao-teve-polemicas-com-artistas-em-aviao-e-no-palco-relembre.html|title=Chorão teve polêmicas com artistas, em avião e no palco; relembre|work=G1|date=March 6, 2013|access-date=June 23, 2020|language=Portuguese}} His most well-publicized feud, though, was with Los Hermanos vocalist Marcelo Camelo; in 2002 Chorão was invited to be a spokesman for a series of ads by Coca-Cola,{{cite web|url=https://www.meioemensagem.com.br/home/comunicacao/2013/04/06/chorao-a-voz-de-uma-geracao-na-publicidade.html|title=Chorão, a voz de uma geração na publicidade|author=Felipe Turlao|work=Meio & Mensagem|date=April 6, 2013|access-date=June 19, 2020|language=Portuguese}} leading many to criticize him (Camelo included) as a "sell-out".{{cite web|url=https://whiplash.net/materias/biografias/233299-loshermanos.html|title=Los Hermanos e Chorão: a opinião de André Forastieri sobre o atrito|author=Claudinei José de Oliveira|work=Whiplash|date=November 7, 2015|access-date=June 19, 2020|language=Portuguese}} On July 4, 2004, he and Camelo met at an airport in Fortaleza; after an altercation, Chorão punched him in the face and broke his nose.{{cite web|url=https://globoplay.globo.com/v/2443464/|title=Chorão agride Marcelo Camelo no aeroporto de Fortaleza|work=Globoplay|access-date=June 19, 2020|language=Portuguese}} He would later apologize,{{cite web|url=http://revistaquem.globo.com/Revista/Quem/0,,EMI45339-9531,00-CHORAO+SE+DESCULPA+PELA+AGRESSAO+A+MARCELO+CAMELO.html|title=Chorão se desculpa pela agressão a Marcelo Camelo|work=Quem|access-date=August 26, 2021|language=Portuguese|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160428032624/http://revistaquem.globo.com/Revista/Quem/0,,EMI45339-9531,00-CHORAO+SE+DESCULPA+PELA+AGRESSAO+A+MARCELO+CAMELO.html|archive-date=April 28, 2016|url-status=dead}} but Los Hermanos still launched two lawsuits against him. As of 2015, two years after Chorão's death and eleven after the incident, both were still pending.{{cite web|url=https://entretenimento.r7.com/pop/briga-de-marcelo-camelo-e-chorao-continua-na-justica-dois-anos-apos-a-morte-do-lider-do-charlie-brown-jr-06102019|title=Briga de Marcelo Camelo e Chorão continua na Justiça dois anos após a morte do líder do Charlie Brown Jr.|work=R7.com|date=March 7, 2015|access-date=June 19, 2020|language=Portuguese}}

Outside music, Chorão wrote and co-produced the 2007 film {{ill|O Magnata|pt}}, which was directed by long-time collaborator Johnny Araújo and starred {{ill|Paulo Vilhena|pt}}, Milhem Cortaz, Rosanne Mulholland, Maria Luísa Mendonça, Chico Díaz, Priscila Sol, Marcos Mion and Marcelo Nova. Charlie Brown Jr.'s eighth album, Ritmo, Ritual e Responsa, was billed as the first part of its soundtrack;{{cite web|url=http://g1.globo.com/Noticias/Musica/0,,MUL181092-7085,00-CHARLIE+BROWN+JR+PEGA+PESADO+NA+TRILHA+DE+O+MAGNATA.html|title=Charlie Brown Jr. pega pesado na trilha de O Magnata|work=G1|author=Débora Miranda|date=November 15, 2007|access-date=February 17, 2020|language=Portuguese}} the band also cameos as itself on the film. Despite being a moderate box office success, O Magnata received reviews ranging from mixed to negative.{{cite web|url=http://g1.globo.com/Noticias/Cinema/0,,MUL180430-7086,00-FILME+DE+CHORAO+ARRISCA+SER+BOM+MAS+ESTRAGA+NO+FINAL.html|title=Filme de Chorão arrisca ser bom, mas estraga no final|work=G1|author=Débora Miranda|date=November 14, 2007|access-date=April 1, 2020|language=Portuguese}}{{cite web|url=https://www.omelete.com.br/filmes/o-magnata|title=O Magnata: Chorão esconde a lágrima e desvia o assunto, mas tem ali uma voz emo pedindo para ser ouvida|work=Omelete|author=Marcelo Hessel|date=November 15, 2007|access-date=April 4, 2020|language=Portuguese}}{{cite web|url=https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/fsp/ilustrad/fq1511200715.htm|title=Tosco, filme de Chorão é produto 'sub-TV'|work=Folha de S.Paulo|author=Cássio Starling Carlos|date=November 15, 2007|access-date=August 17, 2020|language=Portuguese}} By the time of his death Chorão was working on the script of a second film, entitled O Cobrador;{{cite web|url=https://musica.uol.com.br/noticias/redacao/2014/05/07/musicas-ineditas-de-chorao-devem-ser-lancadas-em-2015.htm|title=Músicas inéditas de Chorão devem ser lançadas em 2015|work=UOL|author=Amanda Serra|date=May 7, 2014|access-date=June 19, 2020|language=Portuguese}} it was originally announced for a 2016 release,{{cite web|url=https://br.blastingnews.com/noticia/2014/11/o-filme-o-cobrador-sera-lancado-em-2016-00177259.html|title=O filme O Cobrador será lançado em 2016|work=Blasting News|author=Andreia da Silva|date=November 20, 2014|access-date=June 19, 2020|language=Portuguese}} with Cortaz and Vilhena returning for new roles, but since then no further announcements were given.

In 2005 Chorão inaugurated his own indoor skatepark and musical venue in Santos, Chorão Skate Park; Charlie Brown Jr.'s DVD Skate Vibration was recorded at its opening party.{{cite web|url=https://revista.cifras.com.br/artigo/tres-anos-sem-chorao-produtor-comenta-discografia-e-fala-sobre-charlie-brown-jr_11476|title=Três anos sem Chorão: produtor comenta discografia e fala sobre Charlie Brown Jr.|work=Revista Cifras|author=Igor Miranda|date=March 4, 2016|access-date=January 8, 2020|language=Portuguese|archive-date=January 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200111210928/https://revista.cifras.com.br/artigo/tres-anos-sem-chorao-produtor-comenta-discografia-e-fala-sobre-charlie-brown-jr_11476|url-status=dead}} However, by the time of his death, it began to decline due to financial difficulties and the non-payment of debts. Despite a series of protests and petitions organized by fans, acquaintances and relatives of Chorão, former Charlie Brown Jr. members and Detonautas Roque Clube vocalist Tico Santa Cruz,{{cite web|url=http://g1.globo.com/sp/santos-regiao/noticia/2014/01/fas-realizam-protesto-na-chuva-para-tentar-salvar-o-chorao-skate-park.html|title=Fãs realizam protesto na chuva para tentar salvar o Chorão Skate Park|work=G1|author=João Paulo de Castro|date=January 16, 2014|access-date=June 19, 2020|language=Portuguese}} it eventually closed down to the public in late 2013 and was demolished in early 2014.{{cite web|url=http://g1.globo.com/sp/santos-regiao/noticia/2014/01/tico-santa-cruz-anuncia-que-chorao-skate-park-em-santos-sera-demolido.html|title=Tico Santa Cruz anuncia que Chorão Skate Park, em Santos, será demolido|work=G1|author=Rodrigo Martins|date=January 21, 2014|access-date=June 19, 2020|language=Portuguese}}{{cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/pt_br/article/7xmzbe/chorao-skate-park|title=Cinco anos sem 'Chorão Skate Park'|work=Vice|author=Eduardo Ribeiro|date=May 14, 2018|access-date=June 19, 2020|language=Portuguese}}

In 2009 he launched his own clothing brand for skateboarders, DO.CE.{{cite web|url=http://ego.globo.com/Gente/Fotos/0,,GF67109-9801,00-CHORAO+FAZ+LANCAMENTO+DE+SUA+MARCA+DE+ROUPAS+EM+SAO+PAULO.html#fotogaleria=1|title=Chorão faz lançamento de sua marca de roupas em São Paulo|work=Ego|date=January 20, 2009|access-date=June 19, 2020|language=Portuguese|archive-date=June 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210609205937/http://ego.globo.com/Gente/Fotos/0,,GF67109-9801,00-CHORAO+FAZ+LANCAMENTO+DE+SUA+MARCA+DE+ROUPAS+EM+SAO+PAULO.html#fotogaleria=1|url-status=dead}}

He also illustrated the cover art of Charlie Brown Jr.'s 1999 single "Zóio de Lula".

File:Charlie Brown Jr. - Outubro 2012 (2).jpg (in the background) performing in 2012]]

By his final years Chorão's drug abuse issues began to take their toll on his life and health.{{cite web|url=https://musica.uol.com.br/noticias/redacao/2015/04/13/ele-estava-saindo-de-casa-para-cheirar-po-em-hotel-diz-viuva-de-chorao.htm|title='Ele estava saindo de casa para cheirar pó em hotel', diz viúva de Chorão|work=UOL|date=April 13, 2015|access-date=September 27, 2020|language=Portuguese}} His long-time companion Graziela Gonçalves had separated from him in 2011, and his son Alexandre and previous wife Thaís Lima unsuccessfully tried to admit him to a rehabilitation clinic.{{cite web|url=https://www.portalguaira.com/ex-mulher-de-chorao-afirma-quer-fez-o-que-pode-para-salvar-o-cantor/|title=Ex-mulher de Chorão afirma que fez o que pôde para salvar o cantor|work=Portal Guaíra|date=March 11, 2013|access-date=June 19, 2020|language=Portuguese}} Even though it was denied by Alexandre,{{cite web|url=https://f5.folha.uol.com.br/televisao/2015/03/1599542-meu-pai-nao-tinha-depressao-diz-filho-de-chorao-dois-anos-apos-morte-do-cantor.shtml|title='Meu pai não tinha depressão', diz filho de Chorão dois anos após morte do cantor|work=Folha de S.Paulo|date=March 7, 2015|access-date=June 19, 2020|language=Portuguese}} Chorão began to sink into a major depression following the separation.{{cite web|url=https://entretenimento.r7.com/musica/noticias/chorao-passava-por-depressao-devido-a-separacao-da-mulher-diz-delegado-20130306.html|title=Chorão passava por depressão devido à separação da mulher, diz delegado|work=R7.com|date=March 6, 2013|access-date=June 19, 2020|language=Portuguese|archive-date=May 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210511032621/https://entretenimento.r7.com/musica/noticias/chorao-passava-por-depressao-devido-a-separacao-da-mulher-diz-delegado-20130306.html|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=https://rd1.com.br/viuva-de-chorao-conta-motivos-que-levaram-o-cantor-a-depressao-e-a-morte/|title=Viúva de Chorão conta motivos que levaram o cantor à depressão e à morte|work=RD1|date=September 23, 2018|access-date=June 19, 2020|language=Portuguese}} On March 6, 2013, his driver found him dead at his apartment in the bairro of Pinheiros in São Paulo;{{cite web|url=http://g1.globo.com/sao-paulo/noticia/2013/03/vocalista-do-charlie-brown-jr-e-encontrado-morto-em-sp.html|title=Vocalista do Charlie Brown Jr. é encontrado morto em SP|work=G1|date=March 6, 2013|access-date=June 19, 2020|language=Portuguese}} the police, who initially dismissed the possibility of homicide,{{cite web|url=http://g1.globo.com/sao-paulo/musica/noticia/2013/03/aparentemente-nao-foi-homicidio-diz-delegado-sobre-morte-de-chorao.html|title='Aparentemente não foi homicídio', diz delegado sobre morte de Chorão|work=G1|author=Letícia Macedo|date=March 6, 2013|access-date=June 19, 2020|language=Portuguese}} stated that the apartment was "heavily damaged" and in "state of disarray". His cause of death was later ruled a cocaine overdose,{{cite web|url=http://g1.globo.com/sao-paulo/musica/noticia/2013/04/overdose-de-cocaina-matou-cantor-chorao-conclui-laudo-do-iml.html|title=Overdose de cocaína matou cantor Chorão, conclui laudo do IML|work=G1|author1=Kleber Tomaz|author2=Paulo Toledo Piza|date=March 6, 2013|access-date=June 19, 2020|language=Portuguese}} but investigators could not determine if the overdose was intentional or accidental.

His wake was held at the Arena Santos and he was buried at the Cemitério Memorial Necrópole Ecumênica,{{cite web|url=http://g1.globo.com/sp/santos-regiao/noticia/2013/03/milhares-de-fas-dao-o-ultimo-adeus-chorao-durante-madrugada.html|title=Milhares de fãs dão o último adeus a Chorão durante a madrugada|work=G1|author1=Ivair Vieira Jr.|author2=Mariane Rossi|date=March 7, 2013|access-date=June 19, 2020|language=Portuguese}} where six months later his former bandmate Champignon would also be buried following his suicide.{{cite web|url=http://g1.globo.com/sao-paulo/musica/noticia/2013/09/familia-vai-enterrar-champignon-no-mesmo-cemiterio-de-chorao.html|title=Família vai enterrar Champignon no mesmo cemitério de Chorão|work=G1|date=September 9, 2013|access-date=November 10, 2019|language=Portuguese}} By a somewhat strange coincidence, Chorão died on the 14th anniversary of one of Charlie Brown Jr.'s most well-regarded releases, Preço Curto... Prazo Longo.{{cite web|url=http://www.tenhomaisdiscosqueamigos.com/2019/03/06/charlie-brown-jr-20-anos-preco-prazo/|title=Há 20 anos, o Charlie Brown Jr. lançava o icônico Preço Curto... Prazo Longo|work=Tenho Mais Discos que Amigos|author=Pedro Henrique Pinheiro|date=March 6, 2019|access-date=January 7, 2020|language=Portuguese}}

Following his death, then-mayor of Santos Paulo Alexandre Barbosa announced a three-day period of mourning,{{cite web|url=http://g1.globo.com/sp/santos-regiao/noticia/2013/03/prefeito-de-santos-decreta-luto-oficial-de-tres-dias-por-morte-de-chorao.html|title=Prefeito de Santos decreta luto oficial de três dias por morte de Chorão|work=G1|date=March 6, 2013|access-date=June 19, 2020|language=Portuguese}} and fans made tributes to him in skateparks all around the city.{{cite web|url=https://musica.uol.com.br/noticias/redacao/2013/03/06/pistas-de-skates-de-santos-recebem-homenagens-a-chorao.htm|title=Pistas de skate de Santos recebem homenagens de fãs para Chorão|work=UOL|author1=Eugênio Martins|author2=James Cimino|date=March 6, 2013|access-date=June 25, 2020|language=Portuguese}} American band Guns N' Roses would pay their respects to Chorão by posting on their official Facebook page a video of their song "Don't Cry", dedicating it to him,{{cite web|url=http://g1.globo.com/sao-paulo/musica/noticia/2013/03/guns-n-roses-homenageia-chorao-e-dedica-musica-dont-cry-ao-cantor.html|title=Guns N' Roses homenageia Chorão e dedica música 'Don't Cry' ao cantor|work=G1|author=Kleber Tomaz|date=March 6, 2013|access-date=June 19, 2020|language=Portuguese}} and sertanejo universitário singer Lucas Lucco wrote a song in his honor entitled "Ninguém Podia Prever".{{cite web|url=http://g1.globo.com/musica/noticia/2013/03/cantor-sertanejo-lanca-musica-em-homenagem-chorao.html|title=Cantor sertanejo lança música em homenagem a Chorão|work=G1|date=March 7, 2013|access-date=June 19, 2020|language=Portuguese}} A life-long fan of Santos FC, he also received tributes by the team's former players Robinho, Walter Montillo and Elano.{{cite web|url=https://extra.globo.com/tv-e-lazer/torcedor-do-santos-chorao-recebe-homenagens-do-peixe-de-robinho-montillo-ate-elano-7755574.html|title=Torcedor do Santos, Chorão recebe homenagens do Peixe, de Robinho, Montillo e até Elano|work=Extra|date=March 6, 2013|access-date=June 19, 2020|language=Portuguese}} Rap duo Bonde da Stronda, who befriended Chorão later in life, covered "Lutar pelo que É Meu" as a homage to him at a performance in Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul on March 9, 2013.{{cite web|url=http://www.saradosdobrasil.com/2013/03/bonde-da-stronda-faz-homenagem-a-chorao-durante-show-em-mato-grosso-do-sul.html|title=Bonde da Stronda faz homenagem a Chorão durante show em Mato Grosso do Sul|work=Sarados do Brasil|date=March 10, 2013|access-date=June 19, 2020|language=Portuguese}} Television presenter Luciano Huck, Ira! vocalist Nasi, long-time friends and frequent Charlie Brown Jr. collaborators Negra Li and Rodolfo Abrantes, former actor Alexandre Frota, politician Marta Suplicy and footballer Neymar, among others, also made statements on his death and gave their condolences.{{cite web|url=https://musica.uol.com.br/noticias/redacao/2013/03/06/bom-coracao-poeta-diz-luciano-huck-sobre-chorao-veja-repercussao.htm|title='Apesar das brigas, éramos amigos', diz Champignon sobre Chorão; veja repercussão|work=UOL|date=March 6, 2013|access-date=June 20, 2020|language=Portuguese}}{{cite web|url=http://g1.globo.com/sao-paulo/musica/noticia/2013/03/veja-repercussao-da-morte-de-chorao-nas-redes-sociais.html|title=Veja a repercussão da morte de Chorão nas redes sociais|work=G1|date=March 6, 2013|access-date=June 22, 2020|language=Portuguese}}

Then-Governor of São Paulo Geraldo Alckmin stated he would name a skatepark in the North Zone of the city of São Paulo after Chorão.{{cite web|url=https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/ilustrada/2013/03/1242272-alckmin-vai-batizar-pista-de-skate-em-homenagem-a-chorao.shtml|title=Alckmin vai batizar pista de skate em homenagem a Chorão|work=Folha de S.Paulo|date=March 7, 2013|access-date=June 19, 2020|language=Portuguese}}

International newspapers and websites such as HuffPost, The Washington Post, The San Diego Union-Tribune, Billboard and Latin Times also commented on Chorão's death, the latter noticeably mistranslating his stage name as "Big Crying".{{cite web|url=https://www.latintimes.com/chorao-dead-charlie-brown-jr-singer-found-dead-suspected-drug-overdose-125464|title=Chorão Dead: Charlie Brown Jr. Singer Found Dead In Suspected Drug Overdose|work=Latin Times|author=Donovan Longo|date=March 6, 2013|access-date=March 2, 2022}}{{cite web|url=http://musica.terra.com.br/jornal-destaca-morte-de-chorao-e-o-chama-de-big-crying,83559e30c354d310VgnVCM5000009ccceb0aRCRD.html|title=Jornal destaca morte de Chorão e o chama de 'Big Crying'|work=Terra|date=March 7, 2013|access-date=June 19, 2020|language=Portuguese}}

On March 29, 2015, a biographical musical about Chorão entitled Dias de Luta, Dias de Glória premiered, written by Well Rianc and directed by siblings Bruno and Luiz Sorrentino. Rapper DZ6 starred as Chorão.{{cite web|url=https://guia.folha.uol.com.br/teatro/2015/01/1582354-musical-sobre-a-banda-charlie-brown-jr-estreia-dois-anos-apos-morte-de-chorao.shtml|title=Musical sobre a banda Charlie Brown Jr. estreia dois anos após morte de Chorão|work=Folha de S.Paulo|author=Fabiana Seragusa|date=January 1, 2015|access-date=April 2, 2020|language=Portuguese}}{{cite web|url=https://jovempan.com.br/entretenimento/musica/musical-sobre-charlie-brown-jr-deve-estrear-em-marco.html|title=Musical sobre Charlie Brown Jr. deve estrear em março|work=Jovem Pan|date=January 4, 2015|access-date=April 2, 2020|language=Portuguese}} Despite good critical reception, Chorão's brother Ricardo lambasted it as being "disrespectful" and "inaccurate".{{cite web|url=http://teatroemcena.com.br/home/irmao-de-chorao-critica-musical-do-charlie-brown-jr-e-diretores-rebatem/|title=Irmão de Chorão critica musical do Charlie Brown Jr. e diretores rebatem|work=Teatro em Cena|access-date=August 26, 2021|language=Portuguese|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150521013642/http://teatroemcena.com.br/home/irmao-de-chorao-critica-musical-do-charlie-brown-jr-e-diretores-rebatem/|archive-date=May 21, 2015|url-status=dead}}

A street in the city of Franco da Rocha, São Paulo was named after him in 2017.{{Cite web |date=2017-06-23 |title=DENOMINAÇÃO DE LOGRADOUROS PÚBLICOS, 31 RUAS NO BAIRROS SANTO ANTONIO E PORTAL ESTAÇÃO |url=http://servicos2.francodarocha.sp.gov.br:8088/view/Arquivos/b17a0d5f-c18c-4a8f-9255-4b015dc515b0.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200620223123if_/http://servicos2.francodarocha.sp.gov.br:8088/view/Arquivos/b17a0d5f-c18c-4a8f-9255-4b015dc515b0.pdf |archive-date=2020-06-20 |website=Prefeitura de Franco da Rocha |language=pt}}

Shortly after Chorão's death, film producers Felipe Elias, Victor Santini Stockler and Roberta Franco launched a crowdfunding campaign on website Catarse to finance a documentary about his story with Charlie Brown Jr. entitled Marginal Alado; it reached R$41,513.00, surpassing its original intended goal of R$35,000.00.{{cite web|url=https://www.catarse.me/marginalalado|title=Marginal Alado|work=Catarse|access-date=April 3, 2020|language=Portuguese}} Directed by Felipe Novaes, the film premiered across festivals in Brazil in 2019,{{cite web|url=https://g1.globo.com/pop-arte/musica/blog/mauro-ferreira/post/2019/12/13/voo-turbulento-de-chorao-e-documentado-no-filme-marginal-alado-com-o-que-se-pode-saber.ghtml|title=Voo turbulento de Chorão é documentado no filme Marginal Alado com o que se pode saber|work=G1|author=Mauro Ferreira|date=December 13, 2019|access-date=April 3, 2020|language=Portuguese}} receiving a wide release on movie theaters and streaming services on April 8, 2021.{{cite web|url=https://noticiasdatv.uol.com.br/noticia/filmes-na-tv/documentario-chorao-marginal-alado-ganha-trailer-e-data-de-estreia-assista-53398|title=Documentário Chorão: Marginal Alado ganha trailer e data de estreia; assista|work=Notícias da TV|date=March 16, 2021|access-date=March 22, 2021|language=Portuguese}}

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Chorão met his future wife, fashion designer Graziela Gonçalves, in 1994; they married in 2003. Affectionately nicknamed "Grazon" by him, Chorão claimed she was "his muse" and dedicated many of Charlie Brown Jr.'s songs to her, the most notable being "Proibida pra Mim (Grazon)" (off Transpiração Contínua Prolongada) and "Céu Azul" (off Música Popular Caiçara), written shortly after their separation in 2011.{{cite web|url=http://gshow.globo.com/programas/caldeirao-do-huck/Caldeirao-de-Ouro/noticia/2012/12/chorao-conta-inspiracao-para-ceu-azul-e-confessa-ainda-gostar-da-ex-mulher.html|title=Chorão conta inspiração para 'Céu Azul' e confessa ainda gostar da ex-mulher|work=GShow|date=December 23, 2012|access-date=June 19, 2020|language=Portuguese}} From a previous, short-lived marriage with Thaís Lima, which allegedly ended after he found out she was cheating on him,{{cite web|url=https://revistaquem.globo.com/QUEM-News/noticia/2015/03/em-video-irmao-de-chorao-desabafa-sobre-traicao-de-ex-mulher-do-cantor.html|title=Irmão de Chorão desabafa sobre traição de ex-mulher do cantor e critica o sobrinho|work=Quem|author1=Juliana Benetti|author2=Erika Kokay|date=March 6, 2015|access-date=June 19, 2020|language=Portuguese}} he had a son also named Alexandre (born 1990), nicknamed "Xande" in order to differentiate him from his father.{{cite web|url=http://ego.globo.com/famosos/noticia/2015/03/dor-da-ausencia-e-constante-diz-ex-mulher-de-chorao-thais-lima.html|title='A dor da ausência é constante', diz ex-mulher de Chorão, Thaís Lima|work=Ego|author=Bárbara Vieira|date=March 6, 2013|access-date=June 19, 2020|language=Portuguese}} In 2017 Alexandre published the book Eu Estava Lá Também, a compilation of photographs and memoirs from his father dating from 2005–2012;{{cite web|url=https://musica.uol.com.br/noticias/redacao/2017/04/13/filho-do-chorao-do-charlie-brown-jr-mostra-em-livro-bastidores-da-banda.htm|title=Os bastidores do Charlie Brown Jr.: filho de Chorão detalha últimos shows|work=UOL|author=Felipe Branco Cruz|date=April 13, 2017|access-date=April 2, 2020|language=Portuguese}}{{cite web|url=https://revistatrip.uol.com.br/trip/charlie-brown-jr-fotos-livro-eu-estava-la-tambem-santos|title=Os últimos anos do Charlie Brown Jr., em fotos|work=Trip|author=Marcos Cândido|date=April 11, 2017|access-date=April 2, 2020|language=Portuguese}} in 2020 he would reveal that, shortly after his death, he had ordered a diamond made of a lock of his father's hair.{{cite web|url=https://entretenimento.uol.com.br/noticias/redacao/2020/05/30/filho-do-chorao-revela-que-mandou-fazer-diamante-com-os-cabelos-do-pai.htm|title=Filho do Chorão revela que tem diamante feito com os cabelos do pai|work=UOL|author=Felipe Branco Cruz|date=May 30, 2020|access-date=June 19, 2020|language=Portuguese}}

In 2018 Graziela published through Companhia das Letras her memoir, Se Não Eu, Quem Vai Fazer Você Feliz?, in which she details her love life with Chorão.

: For a more comprehensive list, see Charlie Brown Jr. discography

• (1997) Transpiração Contínua Prolongada
• (1999) Preço Curto... Prazo Longo
• (2000) Nadando com os Tubarões
• (2001) Abalando a Sua Fábrica
• (2002) Bocas Ordinárias
• (2003) Acústico MTV: Charlie Brown Jr.
• (2004) Tamo Aí na Atividade
• (2005) Imunidade Musical
• (2007) Ritmo, Ritual e Responsa
• (2009) Camisa 10 Joga Bola Até na Chuva
• (2012) Música Popular Caiçara
• (2013) La Familia 013
• (2021) Chegou Quem Faltava

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