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Ary Barroso
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Brazilian composer and musician (1903–1964)
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Ary Barroso was a Brazilian songwriter, journalist, pianist, and film score composer. Born Ary Evangelista Barroso in Ubá, Minas Gerais, Brazil, on November 7, 1903, he began his work period in 1921. He was educated at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro Faculty of Law and spoke Portuguese. His musical genres included samba, choro, foxtrot, marchinha, mpb, and Bossa Nova.
Barroso is noted for his work "Aquarela do Brasil" and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song. He received the Order of Cultural Merit (Brazil) and was represented by SACEM as a copyright representative. He died of liver cirrhosis from natural causes in Rio de Janeiro on February 9, 1964.
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Film & TV
Ubá, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Ary Evangelista de Resende Barroso ONM (7 November 1903 – 9 February 1964) was a Brazilian composer, pianist, soccer commentator, and talent-show host on radio and TV. He was one of Brazil's most successful songwriters in the first half of the 20th century. Barroso also composed many songs for Carmen Miranda during her career.
Known for
- Ele Era Assim: Ary Barroso — Self (archive footage)2019
- Coisa Mais Linda - Histórias e Casos da Bossa Nova — Self (archive footage)2005
- Brasil — Self (archive footage)1981
- Grandes Nomes — Self1980
- Três Colegas de Batina1961
- João Ninguém1936
- Hello, Hello, Brazil! — Themself1935
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Brazil
- Active from
- 1903
- Active to
- 1964
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 43,817
- Total plays
- 190,515
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Ary Barroso (born November 7 1903 in Ubá, Minas Gerais and died February 9 1964 in Rio de Janeiro) was a Brazilian composer. One of his best known compositions is Aquarela do Brasil. His piece Na Baixa Do Sapateiro was featured in the Disney film The Three Caballeros and has been covered by groups such as The Bambi Molesters. Ary Barroso was the most influential pre-bossa nova composer in Brazil. Barroso's songs were recorded by a lengthy list of artists including Carmen Miranda and Joao Gilber
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Brazil
- Place of birth
- Ubá
- Place of death
- Rio de Janeiro
- Occupation
- composer
- Languages spoken
- Portuguese
- Notable work
- Aquarela do Brasil
- Field of work
- music
- Genre
- samba
- Instrument
- piano
- Official website
- arybarroso.com.br
- Image
- Ary Barroso 1939.jpg
Show 12 more facts
- date of birth
- 1903-11-16
- date of death
- 1964-02-09
- Commons category
- Ary Barroso
- cause of death
- liver cirrhosis
- manner of death
- natural causes
- start of work period
- 1921-00-00
- birth name
- Ary Evangelista Barroso
- name in native language
- Ary Barroso
- copyright representative
- SACEM
- P8168
- Patrizio Prata
- Commons Creator page
- Ary Barroso
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Original Song
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