Legends Birthdays

Jacob do Bandolim born Jacob Pick Bittencourt (February 14, 1918 – August 13, 1969)was a Brazilian composer and musician. Born to a Brazilian-Jewish mother and a gentile father in Rio de ...

June 10th  – João Gilberto’s birthday

Today is the birthday of  João Gilberto, on the creators of a new Brazilian music genre and rhythm, the Bossa Nova.

João Gilberto was born in Juazeiro, Bahia, Brazil. From an early age, music was a part of Gilberto’s life. His grandfather bought him his ...

 Heitor Villa Lobos was born on March 5, 1887

From the lower middle class childhood to worldwide acclaim Heitor Villa-Lobos: Born on March 5, 1887 – November 17, 1959) was a Brazilian composer, described as “the single most significant creative figure in 20th-century Brazilian art music”. Villa-Lobos has ...

The Brazilian Bombshell” was born on February 9th, 1909.

At the peak of her career, Brazilian singer Carmen Miranda (1909–1955) was the highest paid woman in Hollywood. Known for her colorful outfits and fruit-bedecked headgear, Miranda was one of the first ambassadors of Latin American popular culture. She ...

 (January 25, 1927 – December 8, 1994)

Tom Jobim’s birthday, Brazil celebrates the Bossa Nova National Day.

Antônio Carlos Jobim (1927-1994), but known as Tom Jobim, if alive, this Saturday would be 90 years old. Composer, conductor, pianist, singer, arranger and guitarist; Is one of the creators of the Bossa Nova movement. He was born in Barra da Tijuca (RJ). ...