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Airto Moreira

1941 - Today

Airto Moreira

Airto Guimorvan Moreira (born August 5, 1941) is a Brazilian jazz drummer, composer and percussionist. He is married to jazz singer Flora Purim, and their daughter Diana Moreira is also a singer. Coming to prominence in the late 1960s as a member of the Brazilian ensemble Quarteto Novo, he moved to the United States and worked in jazz fusion with Miles Davis, Return to Forever, Weather Report and Santana. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Airto Moreira is the 889th most popular musician (up from 928th in 2019), the 322nd most popular biography from Brazil (up from 353rd in 2019) and the 16th most popular Brazilian Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Airto Moreira ranks 889 out of 3,175. Before him are Bella Davidovich, Hillel Slovak, Naushad, Snowy White, Billy Sheehan, and Hilton Valentine. After him are Tommy Thayer, Luiz Bonfá, Sigiswald Kuijken, Sam Phillips, Salamone Rossi, and Chuck Schuldiner.

Most Popular Musicians in Wikipedia

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Bella Davidovich
1928 - Present
HPI: 59.65
Rank: 883
Hillel Slovak
1962 - 1988
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 884
Naushad
1919 - 2006
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 885
Snowy White
1948 - Present
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 886
Billy Sheehan
1953 - Present
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 887
Hilton Valentine
1943 - 2021
HPI: 59.63
Rank: 888
Airto Moreira
1941 - Present
HPI: 59.63
Rank: 889
Tommy Thayer
1960 - Present
HPI: 59.63
Rank: 890
Luiz Bonfá
1922 - 2001
HPI: 59.60
Rank: 891
Sigiswald Kuijken
1944 - Present
HPI: 59.60
Rank: 892
Sam Phillips
1923 - 2003
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 893
Salamone Rossi
1570 - 1630
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 894
Chuck Schuldiner
1967 - 2001
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 895

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1941, Airto Moreira ranks 275. Before him are Silvio Moser, Ulf Merbold, Ahmed al-Mirghani, Tomaž Šalamun, Robert D. Putnam, and Mike Love. After him are Wu Bangguo, Dragoljub Ojdanić, Andrea de Adamich, Dirk Frimout, Ignazio Giunti, and Barbara Frischmuth.

Others Born in 1941

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Silvio Moser
RACING DRIVER
1941 - 1974
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 269
Ulf Merbold
ASTRONAUT
1941 - Present
HPI: 59.86
Rank: 270
Ahmed al-Mirghani
POLITICIAN
1941 - 2008
HPI: 59.81
Rank: 271
Tomaž Šalamun
WRITER
1941 - 2014
HPI: 59.79
Rank: 272
Robert D. Putnam
POLITICAL SCIENTIST
1941 - Present
HPI: 59.72
Rank: 273
Mike Love
SINGER
1941 - Present
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 274
Airto Moreira
MUSICIAN
1941 - Present
HPI: 59.63
Rank: 275
Wu Bangguo
POLITICIAN
1941 - 2024
HPI: 59.61
Rank: 276
Dragoljub Ojdanić
POLITICIAN
1941 - 2020
HPI: 59.60
Rank: 277
Andrea de Adamich
RACING DRIVER
1941 - Present
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 278
Dirk Frimout
ASTRONAUT
1941 - Present
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 279
Ignazio Giunti
RACING DRIVER
1941 - 1971
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 280
Barbara Frischmuth
WRITER
1941 - 2025
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 281