My Take
Ricardo Cruz is genuinely one of those people who makes you do a double-take — a Brazilian singer-songwriter who carved out a real place in the world of Japanese anime music, which is about as niche-crossing as it gets. He's been a semi-regular with JAM Project, the powerhouse anison group behind some of the most face-melting anime openings ever made, and he's been touring with them in Latin America since at least 2005. That Brazil-to-Japan pipeline he built is no small feat; JAM Project doesn't hand out guest spots lightly. Add in his journalism and translation work and you get someone who clearly treats language itself as his instrument, whether it's a melody, an article, or a text moving between cultures. A fascinating triple-threat that most people haven't heard of yet.
Overview
Ricardo Schiesari Barreto Cruz (born January 12, 1982) is a Brazilian singer-songwriter and journalist known for his performances of anime theme songs in Brazil as well being a semi-regular member of the Anison band JAM Project. He regularly tours with the band whenever they visit Latin America, and is also featured on several of the group's singles beginning with the B-side of 2005's "Meikyū no Prisoner".
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Ricardo Cruz
- Name (Japanese)
- ヒカルド・クルーズ
- Reading
- ひかるど・くるーず
- Born
- January 12, 1982 (age 44)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Dog
- Origin
- Brazil, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- singer / journalist / translator
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.