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Geraldo Pereira comes up as an important name in the history of Brazilian Popular Music and of Samba for being considered the most brilliant upholder of syncopated rhythm. However, there are few studies about his work, composed of 77 samba songs, registered along 16 years of career (1939-1955). The objective of this article is to analyze the lyric love production of the composer from Minas Gerais State, aiming to reflect, in 5 of his lyrics, about love disagreements motivated by uncompromising relationships between male and fame genders, dwelt in Samba world, as they happened in the historical context of his production, specially. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Geraldo Pereira comes up as an important name in the history of Brazilian Popular Music and of Samba for being considered the most brilliant upholder of syncopated rhythm. However, there are few studies about his work, composed of 77 samba songs, registered along 16 years of career (1939-1955). Among them, 69 are related to women or to loving universe, what evidences the importance of that theme in this samba composer's songbook. Considering that recurrence, the objective of this scientific article is to analyze the lyric love production of the composer from Minas Gerais State, aiming to reflect, in 3 of his lyrics, about human types found there and about relations established between female and male genders, as they happened in the historical context of his production. Three aspects are highlighted: the disorganization of male universe as a result of female home leaving, social space offered by him and culturally reserved to her, in opposition to the street (public), belonging to male figure; the use of a religious rhetoric as a way to solve or compensate female leaving suffered by men and relationships and misunderstandings triggered by uncommitted behavior of both, dwelt in Samba world. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]