Hermes Fontes was an illustrious poet but also became part of Brazilian popular music when he wrote the lyrics to the tango-fado Luar de Paquetá (music by Freire Júnior), a classic Brazilian song, recorded by Baiano in 1921. He collaborated in major newspaper and literary magazines of Rio de Janeiro and wrote the books -Apoteoses (1908), -Gênese (1913), -Ciclo da Perfeição (1914), -Mundo em Chamas (1914), -Juízos Efêmeros (1916), -Miragem do Deserto (1916), -Epopéia da Vida (1917), -Microcosmo (1919), -Lâmpada Velada (1922), and -Fonte da Mata. He also wrote lyrics for the tango-fado À Beira-Mar (music by Freire Júnior), recorded by Vicente Celestino in 1922; Iara (by Anacleto de Medeiros); Solidão (by Candinho Silva); Camponesa (by Juca Kalut); Entre Asas (by Mário Álvares); and Só Por Amor (by Irineu de Almeida). ~ Alvaro Neder, Rovi