The boys on the cover of Clube da Esquina were strangers by the roadside

Artist: Milton Nascimento & Lô Borges
Album: Clube da Esquina
Year: 1972
Country: Brazil
Genre: MPB

Clube da Esquina, the 1972 double album by Milton Nascimento and Lô Borges, has one of the best known covers in Brazilian music. The two boys in the photo were identified only in 2012.

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