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Also known as Noel de Medeiros Rosa

Brazilian singer and musician (1910–1937)

Person · Open Library

Works
3

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  • Rhymes and Reasons
  • Rimas y Razones
  • Rhymes et Motifs

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Brazil
Active from
1910-12-11
Active to
1937-05-04
sambasongwriter

Discography

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Listeners
57,994
Total plays
669,986

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Noel de Medeiros Rosa (December 11, 1910 — May 4, 1937) was a Brazilian songwriter, singer, and guitar/banjo player. One of the greatest names in Brazilian popular music, Noel gave a new twist to samba, combining its Afro-Brazilian roots with a more urban, witty language and making it a vehicle for ironic social commentary. Noel Rosa was born in Rio de Janeiro into a middle-class family of the Vila Isabel neighbourhood. An accident with a forceps at his birth caused the disfigured chin that wou

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Noel
Family name
Rosa
Gender
male
Citizenship
Brazil
Place of birth
Rio de Janeiro
Place of death
Rio de Janeiro
Occupation
mandolinist
Languages spoken
Portuguese
Field of work
music
Genre
samba
Instrument
voice
Record label
Odeon
Image
Noel Rosa.jpg
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place of burial
Caju Cemetery
Commons category
Noel Rosa
cause of death
tuberculosis
date of birth
1910-12-11
date of death
1937-05-04
manner of death
natural causes
start of work period
1929-00-00
significant person
Mario Lago
birth name
Noel de Medeiros Rosa
nickname
Poeta da Vila
Commons Creator page
Noel Rosa
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