Ciro Pessoa

Ciro Pessoa Mendes Corrêa (June 12, 1957 – May 5, 2020), also known by his Dharma name Tenzin Chöpel, was a Brazilian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and poet. He was known as one of the founding members of the influential rock band Titãs and for his later work with post-punk/gothic rock band Cabine C. He was born in São Paulo, São Paulo.

Pessoa, who had cancer, died of COVID-19 in São Paulo on May 5, 2020 at the age of 62.