▁not ▁want ▁to ▁spend ▁a ▁year ▁in ▁the ▁military , ▁he ▁f als ified ▁his ▁D . O . B ▁at ▁his ▁identification ▁document ▁and ▁ended ▁up ▁at ▁T iro ▁de ▁Guerra , ▁a ▁military ▁Brazil ian ▁institution . ▁After ▁this ▁experience , ▁he ▁started ▁playing ▁drums . ▁Two ▁years ▁after ▁beginning ▁his ▁medicine ▁studies , ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 8 , ▁he ▁was ▁saved ▁by ▁already ▁graduated ▁colle agues ▁from ▁a ▁severe ▁append ic itis . ▁While ▁still ▁recover ing ▁from ▁the ▁very ▁del icate ▁surg ery , ▁he , ▁as ▁a ▁per cussion ist ▁at ▁the ▁group ▁B ando ▁Academ ico , ▁decided ▁to ▁travel ▁as ▁a ▁music ian ▁in ▁a ▁ship ▁called ▁B age , ▁heading ▁to ▁Germany . ▁However , ▁at ▁that ▁day ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁Second ▁World ▁War ▁forced ▁him ▁to ▁cancel ▁his ▁plans ▁and ▁land ▁at ▁the ▁then ▁Brazil ' s ▁capital , ▁Rio ▁de ▁Janeiro . ▁There , ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁speaker ▁at ▁Radio ▁T up i . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁he ▁started ▁a ▁Car n ival ▁music ▁show ▁called ▁Re i ▁M omo ▁na ▁Ch ac r inha ▁at ▁Radio ▁Fl umin ense , ▁which ▁became ▁very ▁successful . ▁He ▁was ▁then ▁known ▁as ▁Ab el ardo ▁" Ch ac r inha " ▁Barb osa . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁he ▁would ▁command ▁several ▁successful ▁shows , ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁released ▁various ▁success es ▁of ▁Brazil ian ▁music . ▁In ▁one ▁of