Brazilian composer, saxophonist, flutist, producer, arranger and multi-instrumentalist. Oliveira became famous in the 1980s performing and recording with Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil, Gal Costa, Tania Maria and Cazuza. … The 2015 album Trade Winds Cuba was a "street-level view of one of the world's most interesting music scenes" featuring over 100 Cuban musicians. It was considered for Best Latin Jazz Album by the 59th Grammy Award nominating committee with additional consideration for Best Jazz Improvised Solo. In 2015, his Atelier Music Studio, operational for 19 years, was selected for the Best of Brooklyn Award in the Music Production category. That same year he was invited to perform for "The Music Of David Byrne & Talking Heads" at Carnegie Hall with Bebel Gilberto.