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Antônio Carlos Jobim

1927 - 1994

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Antônio Carlos Brasileiro de Almeida Jobim (25 January 1927 – 8 December 1994), also known as Tom Jobim (Portuguese pronunciation: [tõ ʒoˈbĩ] ), was a Brazilian composer, pianist, guitarist, songwriter, arranger, and singer. Considered as one of the great exponents of Brazilian music, Jobim merged samba with cool jazz in the 1960s to create bossa nova, with worldwide success. As a result, he is regarded as one of the fathers of bossa nova, and as one of the most celebrated songwriters of the 20th century. Jobim was a primary force behind the creation of the bossa nova style, and his songs have been performed by many singers and instrumentalists internationally since the early 1960s. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Antônio Carlos Jobim is the 70th most popular musician (up from 75th in 2019), the 26th most popular biography from Brazil (up from 30th in 2019) and the most popular Brazilian Musician.

Antônio Carlos Jobim is most famous for his bossa nova compositions, and the song "The Girl from Ipanema."

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Antônio Carlos Jobim ranks 70 out of 3,175. Before him are Victor Borge, Robert Fripp, Dschinghis Khan, J. J. Cale, Chuck Berry, and Cliff Burton. After him are Miles Davis, Vladimir Horowitz, Dean Martin, Baroness Mary Vetsera, Pablo de Sarasate, and Pablo Casals.

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Among people born in 1927, Antônio Carlos Jobim ranks 20. Before him are Robert Shaw, Vladimir Komarov, Turgut Özal, Mstislav Rostropovich, Ram Narayan, and Sidney Poitier. After him are Angelo Sodano, László Kubala, Princess Joséphine Charlotte of Belgium, Maurice Béjart, Manfred Eigen, and Martin Lewis Perl. Among people deceased in 1994, Antônio Carlos Jobim ranks 21. Before him are Jeffrey Dahmer, Giulietta Masina, Jan Tinbergen, Kurt Cobain, Harry Nilsson, and Richard Laurence Millington Synge. After him are Melina Mercouri, Andrei Chikatilo, André Michel Lwoff, Léon Degrelle, John Wayne Gacy, and Paul Feyerabend.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Antônio Carlos Jobim ranks 26 out of 2,236. Before him are Luiz Felipe Scolari (1948), Emerson Fittipaldi (1946), Getúlio Vargas (1882), Jorge Amado (1912), Carlos Alberto Torres (1944), and João Havelange (1916). After him are Ronaldinho (1980), Romário (1966), Michel Temer (1940), Maria II of Portugal (1819), Paulo Freire (1921), and Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887).

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Among MUSICIANS In Brazil

Among musicians born in Brazil, Antônio Carlos Jobim ranks 1. After him are João Gilberto (1931), Caetano Veloso (1942), Gilberto Gil (1942), Chico Buarque (1944), Sérgio Mendes (1941), Milton Nascimento (1942), Baden Powell (1937), Toquinho (1946), Rita Lee (1947), Nelson Freire (1944), and Hermeto Pascoal (1936).

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