Adriano Correia de Oliveira
Biography
Adriano Maria Correia Gomes de Oliveira, or just Adriano (April 9, 1942 - May 16, 1982) was a Portuguese musician, born to a conservative Roman Catholic family in Porto. His family moved to Avintes after his birth. Adriano made part of a generation of composers and singers of political songs that used music and lyrics to fight against the Estado Novo dictatorial regime. For that, he became famous among the democratic resistance and persecuted by the political police, PIDE for his subversive actions.
