{{short description|Brazilian comedian, singer and writer (1938–2023)|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Infobox musical artist|image=File:Juca_Chaves.jpg|birth_date=22 October 1938|birth_place=Rio de Janeiro, Brazil|death_date=25 March 2023|occupation=comedian, singer and writer|genre=modinha|label=Sdruws Records}}
'''Juca Chaves''' (born '''Jurandyr Czaczkes'''; 22 October 1938 – 25 March 2023) was a Brazilian comedian, singer and writer well known for his irreverence.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://pt.livra.com/review.asp?R=714166 |title=Livra Portugal – Uma profissional |website=pt.livra.com |access-date=14 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928130838/http://pt.livra.com/review.asp?R=714166 |archive-date=28 September 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://globotv.globo.com/rede-globo/programa-do-jo/v/jo-conversa-com-juca-chaves/3766975/ |title=Programa do Jô |publisher=Rede Globo |date=16 November 2014 |access-date=18 November 2014}}</ref><ref name="his">{{cite web |url=http://seuhistory.com/hoy-en-la-historia/nasce-o-humorista-juca-chaves-0 |title=Nasce o humorista Juca Chaves |publisher=History Channel |access-date=18 November 2014}}</ref> == Biography == Jurandyr Czaczkes was born in Rio de Janeiro on 22 October 1938. He was the son of Austrian Jewish immigrants. With a background in classical music, he began composing in his childhood. He began his career in the late 1950s, playing modinhas and trovas in a soft style. In the 60's, he set up a circus near the Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon, the Cantagalo Court. There he presented his show "Menestrel Maldito."
Chaves was a critic of the Brazilian military regime, of the mainstream press, and of the recording industry itself. He became an exile in Portugal in the early 1970s, during the presidency of Emílio Garrastazu Médici, but when his satires of the fascist regime then in power began to gain popularity on television and radio, he felt compelled to move to Italy.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://jovempan.uol.com.br/entretenimento/dois-diretores-em-cena/relembre-musicas-de-juca-chaves-que-ja-foram-censuradas-no-brasil.html |title=Relembre músicas de Juca Chaves que já foram censuradas no Brasil |publisher=Jovem Pan |date=14 October 2013 |access-date=18 November 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129030728/http://jovempan.uol.com.br/entretenimento/dois-diretores-em-cena/relembre-musicas-de-juca-chaves-que-ja-foram-censuradas-no-brasil.html |archive-date=29 November 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
Upon returning to Brazil, he became a television presenter. In the 1980s, he established an independent record label, Sdruws Records.
In 2006, Chaves launched his candidacy for senator in Bahia as a member of the Christian Social Democratic Party,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://correiodobrasil.com.br/noticias/politica/juca-chaves-vai-disputar-uma-vaga-no-senado/102959/ |title=Juca Chaves vai disputar uma vaga no Senado |publisher=Correio do Brasil |date=3 July 2006 |access-date=18 November 2014 |language=pt-BR |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129033817/http://correiodobrasil.com.br/noticias/politica/juca-chaves-vai-disputar-uma-vaga-no-senado/102959/ |archive-date=29 November 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> ending in 4th place, with 19,603 votes (0.35% of the total). His campaign advertisements, released in the form of poems, distinguished him from the other candidates.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.parana-online.com.br/editoria/politica/news/190684/|title=Juca Chaves vira sensação na Bahia |publisher=O Estado do Paraná |date=1 August 2006 |access-date=18 November 2014 |language=pt-BR}}</ref> In addition, he ran for federal deputy in 2010, also unsuccessfully.
Chaves was also known for being a fan of São Paulo FC.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://espn.uol.com.br/post/297702_o-humor-e-a-paixao-de-juca-chaves-no-loucos |title=O humor e a paixão de Juca Chaves no Loucos |publisher=ESPN Brasil |date=8 December 2012 |access-date=18 November 2014 |language=pt-BR}}</ref>
Among his song hits are: "Por Que Sonha Ana Maria?", "Pequena Marcha Para Um Grande Amor", "Aquarela dos Sonhos", "Meu Violão Morreu", "Auto Retrato", "Caixinha, Obrigado", "Presidente Bossa Nova", "Dona Maria Teresa", "Que Saudade", and "Take me Back to Piauí".
The song "Take me Back to Piauí" was included in the soundtrack of the 2024 Brazilian film ''I'm Still Here''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gshow.globo.com/cultura-pop/musica/colunista/ainda-estou-aqui-trilha-sonora-do-filme-e-parte-essencial-da-historia.ghtml |title= Ainda Estou Aqui: trilha sonora do filme é parte essencial da história |date=10 January 2025 |website=Globo.com |access-date=2026-03-09 |first=Didi |last=Effe |language=pt-BR}}</ref> The song was also included in the final scene of the 2026 American film ''How to Make a Killing''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://foolswhodreammovies.com/how-to-make-a-killing-review-glen-powell-steals-from-the-rich-and-gives-to-himself/ |title= “How to Make a Killing Review”: Glen Powell Steals From the Rich and Gives to Himself |date=27 February 2026|website=Fools who dream |access-date=2026-03-09 |first=Bennett |last=Campbell Ferguson }}</ref>
Chaves lived in Bahia with wife Yara Chaves (m. 1975), with whom he had two adoptive daughters, Maria Morena and Maria Clara. He died of respiratory failure on 25 March 2023, at the age of 84.<ref>{{cite news |title=Morre Juca Chaves, o Menestrel Maldito, aos 84 anos |url=https://www.ofuxico.com.br/morte/morre-juca-chaves-o-menestrel-maldito-aos-84-anos/?amp |access-date=26 March 2023 |publisher=Ofuxico |date=26 March 2023 |language=pt-BR}}</ref>
== Discography == ;1950s *1957 ''Nós Os Gatos'' / "Chapéu de Palha com Peninha Preta" (78 RPM Chantecler) *1957 "Por Quem Sonha Ana Maria?" / "Nasal Sensual" (78 RPM) *1957 "Presidente Bossa Nova" / "Menina" (78 RPM Chantecler)
;1960s *1960 ''As Duas Faces de Juca Chaves'' (LP RGE) *1961 ''A Personalidade Juca Chaves '' (LP RGE) *1962 ''As Músicas Proibidas de Juca Chaves'' (LP Odeon) *1963 ''O Senhor Juca Chaves (Modinhas)'' (LP Odeon) *1965 ''Exmo Sig Juca Chaves-Italiano'' (LP Fonit-Cetra) *1966 ''Il Vostro Affmo.Juca-Italiano'' (LP Fonit-Cetra) *1966 "Per Chi Sogna Ana Maria" / "Ó Naso Mio" (45 RPM Fonit-Cetra) *1966 "Pavana Per La Contessa Alessandra" (45 RPM Fonit-Cetra)
;1970s *1970 ''Take Me Back To Piauí'' / ''Vou Viver Num Arco Íris'' (33 RPM RGE/Sdruws) *1972 ''I Love You Bicho '' (LP RGE) *1974 ''Ninguém Segura Este Nariz '' (LP Polygran) *1977 ''Juca Bom De Câmara '' (LP Som Livre/Sdruws) *1979 ''O Pequeno Notável '' (LP Warner/Sdruws)
;1980s *1980 ''Marchinha do São Paulo'' (LP Continental) *1983 ''O Incrível Juca Chaves "Ao vivo ou Morto"'' (LP Sdruws/ Editora Rocco) *1985 ''O Menestrel do Brasil-Enfim (Quase)Livre'' (LP Sdruws) *1989 ''Sentir-se Jovem'' (LP Sdruws/BMG)
;2000s *2000 ''Protesto da Criança Inteligente'' / ''Humor e Música'' (CD Sdruws) *2001 ''O Menestrel do Brasil'' / ''Sátira/Humor/Modinhas'' (CD Sdruws)
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== External links == * [https://www.facebook.com/jucachavesmenestreldobrasil/ Facebook] * {{discogs artist|Juca Chaves}} * {{IMDb name|0154508}}
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