Belchior (born Antônio Carlos Gomes Belchior Fontenelle Fernandes, Sobral, Ceará, Brazil, October 26, 1946, died April 30, [yearclosed]2017[/yearclosed] at age 70) was a Brazilian singer and composer. He was one of the first MPB singer-songwriters from the Brazilian Northeast to reach mainstream success, in the early 1970s. His songs were recorded by many well known artists, specially Elis Regina, Engenheiros do Hawaii, Ney Matogrosso and Jair Rodrigues.