Leo Maverick

Who he is

Leo Maverick is a Brazilian singer, songwriter and music producer. Born in Pernambuco and raised in Brasília, he has worked in urban music for over two decades. His work blends rap, trap, reggaeton and African rhythms, shaping a musical identity that bridges cultures and generations. With more than twenty music videos released and songs in Portuguese, Spanish and English, he leads and directs the Reggaeton Tropical project, an initiative to develop Latin rhythms in Brazil through audiovisual production — as reported by the Brazilian outlet Cultura e Negócios in May 2022.

His productions carry two distinct marks: a tropical, warm feel in reggaeton, and a cyberpunk, futuristic aesthetic in Latin trap. That duality of sound and image is part of what sets him apart — he directs his own videos, so the musical and the visual result come from the same head.

The name comes from the English word maverick: independent, someone who thinks for themselves. In Brazil it also echoes the Ford Maverick, a 1970s classic.

Career

• 1990s — BrasíliaStarts on drums in garage bands. Discovers urban music and identifies with hip-hop culture.
• 1996Becomes the vocalist of a rap band and records his first demo tape.
• Early 2000sYears of rehearsals, recordings and shows in the underground scene, through the turn of the record industry.
• 2004 — BrasíliaPlays the Porão do Rock festival. Appears on Rádio Transamérica’s “Gravado ao Vivo”.
• 2005 — São PauloPerforms at Festival Modular, Anhanguera College.
• 2010 — BrasíliaPlays the Hip-Hop do Cerrado festival.
• 2022Releases the music video “Vai e Vem”.

As a director

Leo Maverick directs Amazonia Beats, a Brasília audiovisual company founded in 2010 and registered in 2012, with more than 18 works filed with ANCINE and its own studio since 2023.

He has directed videos shot in Florianópolis (“1989”, 2012), at the Berlin Wall (2012), in João Pessoa (“Reggaeton Tropical”, 2016), in Brasília (“Vai pra Mente”, 2017, with over 50 professionals involved) and on the coast of Alagoas (“Deu Bom Praia”, 2021, past 1 million views). He has also directed work with Bolivian artists — “Bonita”, with Jam Caribe and Yeyel (2022).

In Projeto Afro

Leo Maverick is the one who set the encounter in motion: it was through a Facebook post of his — about Reggaeton Tropical, specifically about “Navegar”, which he describes as a turning point in his career — that Medisson Diplomata reached him, from Mozambique. The conversation became a friendship of years and, now, a work.

On “Africa Girl” he signs vocals, songwriting and the direction of the music video, filmed in Blantyre, Malawi, and in Brazil. Out 18 September 2026.