Waly Salomão

Waly Dias Salomão (September 3, 1943 – May 5, 2003) was a Brazilian poet. He was born in Jequié, Bahia, to a father of Syrian origin, and a country mother.^[1] He acted on several areas of Brazilian culture as poet, songwriter and writer. His first book was Me segura qu’eu vou dar um troço in 1972. His last book, Pescados Vivos, was published in 2004 after his death. He wrote successful lyrics for Maria Bethânia, Gal Costa, Gilberto Gil and Caetano Veloso. Salomão died of cancer on 5 May 2003.^[2]

Waly Salomão
Salomão in 1971
Born	(1943-09-03)September 3, 1943 Jequié, Bahia, Brazil
Died	May 5, 2003(2003-05-05) (aged 59)
Genre	Poetry