Seu Jorge

Birth Name: Jorge Mário da Silva

Place of Birth: Belford Roxo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Date of Birth: June 8, 1970

Ethnicity: Afro-Brazilian (mostly)

Seu Jorge is a Brazilian musician, singer, songwriter, and actor.

Seu Jorge is the son of Sula and Jorge Silva. Seu Jorge’s parents have predominantly Afro-Brazilian roots. His brothers are Rogério, Charles, and Vitório.

A 2007 DNA test taken by Seu Jorge through the Raízes Afro-Brasileiras project stated that Seu Jorge’s genetic ancestry is:

*85.1% African
*12.9% European
*2% Indigenous (Amerindian)

Source: http://mapadacultura.rj.gov.br