Paulinho da Costa was born Paulo Roberto da Costa on May 31, 1948 in Rio de Janiero, Brazil. Learning to play percussion as a child of five by exploring the different sounds of everything he could get his hands on.  While still in his early teens, he joined several musical groups, traveling extensively throughout the world.  Upon arriving in the United States, the multi-versed percussionist carved a sizable niche in the music community,

Over the course of five decades Paulinho has participated in thousands of recording sessions, performed on the soundtracks of nearly two…