Geraldo Eduardo Ribeiro Carneiro is a Brazilian poet, lyricist and screenwriter for television, theater and cinema. He was born in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, on June 11, 1952. He began to express interest in art at a young age, influenced by the many writers and musicians who frequented the house of his parents, among them Paulo Mendes Campos, Jacob do Bandolim and Tom Jobim.
In 1968, he started a partnership with Minas Gerais musician Egberto Gismonti that lasted 12 years and yielded more than 60 songs. He also produced Gismonti's first album, Água e vinho, released in 1972. Throughout his career, he has partnered with several other musicians, such as Argentine Astor Piazolla and Brazilians Tom Jobim, Wagner Tiso and Francis Hime.