Nelson Sargento

Person · Open Library

Works

3

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Film & TV

Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Nelson Sargento OMC (Rio de Janeiro, July 25, 1924 – Rio de Janeiro, May 27, 2021), artistic name of Nelson Mattos, was a Brazilian composer, singer, researcher of Brazilian popular music, visual artist, actor, and writer.

Known for

• Andança: Os Encontros e as Memórias de Beth Carvalho — Self (archive footage)2022
• Já que Ninguém me Tira Para Dançar — Self2021
• Porfírio do Amaral: A Verdade Sobre o Samba — Self2020
• Beth Carvalho - A Madrinha do Samba — Ele próprio (Nelson Sargento)2020
• Memória em Verde e Rosa2016
• Mário Lago — Self2013
• Samba Social Clube - Vol. 1 — Intérprete2008
• Cidade do Samba — Self2007
• Cartola: The Samba Legend2007
• Atabaque Nzinga2007

via TMDB

Music · MusicBrainz

Type

Person

Gender

Male

Country

Brazil

Active from

1924

Active to

2021

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners

62,518

Total plays

517,503

As the composer of over 400 songs, including the classics "Samba, Agoniza Mas Não Morre" (recorded by Beth Carvalho in 1978) and "Cântico à Natureza/Quatro Estações do Ano" ("Primavera"), Nelson Sargento is associated with the history of samba beginning in 1934 when he was parading at the Azul e Branco samba school at the age of ten. He was a member of A Voz do Morro, recording albums with Paulinho da Viola, Zé Kéti, Elton Medeiros, Jair da Costa, Anescarzinho, and José da Cruz. <a href="https:/

via Last.fm · Nelson Sargento

Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Given name

Nelson

Gender

male

Citizenship

Brazil

Place of birth

Rio de Janeiro

Place of death

Rio de Janeiro

Occupation

composer

Languages spoken

Portuguese

Award

Order of Cultural Merit (Brazil)

Image

Nelson Sargento.jpg

Number of children

9

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