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Nelson was born in Rio de Janeiro. Coming from a poor family, he quit school at a young age to seek employment in a factory. He showed a musical talent at a young age playing a home-made guitar made of a cigar box and wires.
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Nelson Antônio da Silva (October 29, 1911 – February 18, 1986), better known by the stage name Nelson Cavaquinho, was one of the most important singer/composers of samba. He is usually seen as a representative of the tragic aspects of samba thematics, with many songs about death and hopelessness.
Nelson Cavaquinho is a Brazilian singer-songwriter. He was born in Rio de Janeiro in 1933. Cavaquinho started his musical career in the late 1950s, and achieved mainstream success in the 1960s. He is considered one of the most important and influential Brazilian popular musicians of all time.
Nelson Cavaquinho. Nelson Cavaquinho was arguably the best samba composer ever, behind Cartola. He left 600 compositions that have been recorded by some of the greatest interpreters of Brazilian music, including Ciro Monteiro,…. Read Full Biography.
Nelson Cavaquinho was born on October 28, 1910 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He was a composer, known for Woman on Top (2000), Crossing the Line (2012) and Linha de Passe (2008). He died on February 17, 1986 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
- October 28, 1910
- February 17, 1986
Nelson Cavaquinho was in fact born one year after the date consigned on his birth certificate (October 28, 1910). His father, Brás Antônio da Silva (a tuba player from the military police band of Rio), worried about the precocious signs of a dedicated Bohemian, changed the certificate so he could enlist in the Army one year sooner.
Nascido em 29 de outubro de 1911, Nelson Antônio da Silva foi um dos maiores sambistas do Brasil. Recebeu o apelido nas rodas de choro que frequentava na Gávea, bairro da zona sul do...
