What is Ciro Pessoa?
[[File:Ciro Pessoa 2010.jpg|right|200px]] '''Ciro Pessoa Mendes Corrêa''' (June 12, 1957 – May 5, 2020), also known by his [[Dharma name]] '''Tenzin Chöpel''', was a [[Brazil]]ian [[singer-songwriter]], guitarist, and poet. He was known as one of the founding members of the influential [[Rock music|rock]] band [[Titãs]] and for his later work with [[post-punk]]/[[gothic rock]] band [[Cabine C]]. He was born in [[São Paulo]], [[São Paulo (state)|São Paulo]]. Pessoa, who had [[cancer]], died of [[COVID-19]] in São Paulo on May 5, 2020 at the age of 62.<ref>[https://www.radiorock.com.br/2020/05/05/morre-ciro-pessoa-um-dos-fundadores-dos-titas/ Morre Ciro Pessoa, um dos fundadores dos Titãs] {{in lang|pt}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Pessoa, Ciro}} [[Category:1957 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in São Paulo]] [[Category:Brazilian singer-songwriters]] [[Category:Brazilian poets]] [[Category:Brazilian guitarists]] [[Category:Musicians from São Paulo]] [[Category:Singers from São Paulo]] [[Category:Writers from São Paulo]] {{bio-stub}}