Braguinha
Samba, Composer
1907 – 2006
Who was Braguinha?
Carlos Alberto Ferreira Braga, commonly known as Braguinha or João de Barro, was a Brazilian songwriter and occasional singer. He was born in Rio de Janeiro, where he lived all his life. Braga studied architecture in his youth, and, when he started to write songs, he adopted the pseudonym "João de Barro", as his father wouldn't approve of seeing the family name associated with the world of samba and popular music, then on the fringes of society.
Braguinha is most famous for his Carnaval marchinhas. Many of those, some composed as early as the 1930s, have become standards of Brazilian popular music, being sung by revellers year after year during Carnaval celebrations. His marchinhas have been recorded by some of the best-known Carnaval singers of the 20th century, such as Carmen Miranda.
In 1937, Braguinha wrote the lyrics to "Carinhoso", composed by Pixinguinha twenty years earlier. The sophisticated samba-choro would become one of the most recorded songs in Brazilian musical history. Another beloved classic, the lyrical "Pastorinhas", was written in collaboration with legendary samba composer Noel Rosa.
We need you!
Help us build the largest biographies collection on the web!
- Born
- Mar 29, 1907
Rio de Janeiro - Also known as
- Carlos Alberto Ferreria \"Braguinha\" Braga
- João de Barro
- Braga, Carlos Alberto Ferreria "Braguinha"
- Nationality
- Brazil
- Profession
- Died
- Dec 24, 2006
Rio de Janeiro
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
Citation
Use the citation below to add to a bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Braguinha." Biographies.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 7 May 2024. <https://www.biographies.net/people/en/braguinha>.
Discuss this Braguinha biography with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In