Cartola

Cartola

male, deceased (1980)
Angenor de Oliveira, known as Cartola, (October 11, 1908 – November 30, 1980) was a brazilian sambista, considered by many to be the most im...

Estácio de Sá

male, deceased (1567)
Estácio de Sá was a Portuguese soldier and officer who came to Brazil on orders of the Portuguese crown to wage war on the French invaders co...
Seu Jorge

Seu Jorge

male, 39 years old
Seu Jorge is a Brazilian musician, composer, and actor. Born Jorge Mário da Silva, he was raised in a favela in the city of Belford Roxo in the B...
Almir Guineto

Almir Guineto

male, 2 years old
Almir Guineto (b. July 12 1946, birth name Almir de Souza Serra) is a Brazilian "sambista", singer/songwriter and instrumentalist, working in the...
Carlinhos Pandeiro de Ouro

Carlinhos Pandeiro de Ouro

male
Carlinhos Pandeiro de Ouro, a Brazilian of African and Portuguese descent, is a percussionist best known for playing the pandeiro, and is one of...

Dercy Gonçalves

female, 102 years old
Dercy Gonçalves is the stage name of Dolores Gonçalves Costa, a Brazilian comedienne. In her 80-year long career, Dercy Gonçalves has worked in the...