Jos Ribamar Coelho Santos, better known by his stage name Zeca Baleiro, is a Brazilian MPB artist. One of his most famous songs is "Salo de Beleza", which was featured on Putumayo World Music's Reggae Around the World compilation. Along with being a solo artist, he has also worked with guitarist Pedro Joia.Hailing from the state of Maranho, in northeastern Brazil, Zeca short for Jos grew up with music. He then went to a university to study Agronomy and was given the nickname "Baleiro", because of his love for candy.His first two records, Por Onde Andar Stephen Fry and V Imbol, won gold status. The title track on Por Onde Andar Stephen Fry? was a reference to British actor Stephen Fry's flight from the stage play "Cellmates" in 1995, when he disappeared from the United Kingdom after bad reviews. Zeca won the 2000 Latin Grammys for "best pop album". In 2014, his live album Calma A, Corao - Ao Vivo was nominated for the same award, but in the Best Msica Popular Brasileira Album category, with the title song being nominated for the Best Brazilian Song category. He currently resides in So Paulo.