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Alexandre Pereira Barbosa (born January 3, 1974), known professionally as MV Bill, is a Brazilian rapper, singer, actor, songwriter and co-author of the best-selling book Falcão - Meninos do Tráfico. The initials " MV" stand for " Mensageiro da Verdade", Portuguese for " Messenger of Truth", and the nickname Bill came from a favorite childhood toy.
MV Bill is one of the leading and most controversial rappers of Brazilian hip hop in Rio de Janeiro. Rio remains as the center of developing Brazilian politics.Behague, Gerard. "Rap, Reggae, Rock, or Samba: The Local and the Global in Brazilian Popular Music (1985-1995)." Latin American Music Review 27, no. 1 (Spring/Summer 2006): 79-90. MV Bill is an advocate for getting the Brazilian youth out of the drug trade and into some more uplifting activities. He founded a network of NGOs located in Rio including CUFA, which strive to teach hip-hop skills, graffiti, and break dancing to children, alongside educational classes such as computer training. Many of his songs contain lyrics discussing the Brazilian youth lost to the trades and confrontations in Rio.
MV Bill has also funneled his passion for social justice into a book, Cabeça de Porco, that he co-authored with Celso Athayde and Luis Eduardo Soares, one of Brazil's foremost social anthropologists. The book, published in 2005, revolves around the issue of social injustice and violence in Brazil and discusses what must be done to solve the problem. www.BrazilianArtists.net, the A-Z of Brazilian Arts, Entertainment & Cultural Events in the UK
MV Bill appears in an episode of "Black in Latin America". He has been credited with releasing one of the first Brazilian grime songs, " Cidadão Comum Refém", in 2002 after being influenced by a Dizzee Rascal CD.
His younger sister, Kamilla "Kmila CDD" Barbosa is a well-known rapper who is considered one of the biggest names in the female rap scene in Brazil.
| 2010 | Malhação | Antônio | |
| 2013 | Odeio o Dia dos Namorados | Tonhão | |
| 2018 | Me Chama de Bruna | Cícero | |
| 2024 | Volta por Cima | Lindomar de Souza | |
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