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Ary Barroso

1903 - 1964

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Ary Evangelista de Resende Barroso (Portuguese pronunciation: [aˈɾi baˈʁozu]; 7 November 1903 – 9 February 1964) was a Brazilian composer, pianist, soccer commentator, and talent-show host on radio and TV. He was one of Brazil's most successful songwriters in the first half of the 20th century. Barroso also composed many songs for Carmen Miranda during her career. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ary Barroso is the 991st most popular composer (down from 910th in 2019), the 404th most popular biography from Brazil (down from 346th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Brazilian Composer.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Ary Barroso ranks 991 out of 1,451. Before him are Princess Amalie of Saxony, Ivan Larionov, Nicola Piovani, José Vianna da Motta, Ivan Galamian, and Johann Joseph Abert. After him are Andreas Hammerschmidt, Nikolai Zaremba, Balys Dvarionas, Friedrich Silcher, Arthur Benjamin, and Attilio Ariosti.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1903, Ary Barroso ranks 192. Before him are Ward Bond, Ella Maillart, Kathleen Lonsdale, Julie Vlasto, Ivan Galamian, and Georgy Beriev. After him are Gerhard Schrader, Anne Revere, Leo Huberman, Carlos Prío Socarrás, Dean Jagger, and Gʻafur Gʻulom. Among people deceased in 1964, Ary Barroso ranks 117. Before him are Ernst Toch, Eugène Olivier, Georges Thierry d'Argenlieu, Ólafur Thors, Jean-Baptiste Janssens, and Rudolph Maté. After him are Seán O'Casey, Joseph Schildkraut, Eugen Varga, Alfred Blalock, Moa Martinson, and Adolf Šimperský.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Ary Barroso ranks 404 out of 2,236. Before him are Amílcar Barbuy (1893), Gilberto Freyre (1900), Lui Morais (1961), Luís Pereira (1949), Roberto Azevêdo (1957), and Paulo Autuori (1956). After him are Paulo César Carpegiani (1949), Canário (1934), Zé Mário (1949), Paulinho de Almeida (1932), Heleno de Freitas (1920), and Plínio Salgado (1895).

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Among COMPOSERS In Brazil

Among composers born in Brazil, Ary Barroso ranks 6. Before him are Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887), Antônio Carlos Gomes (1836), Egberto Gismonti (1947), Chiquinha Gonzaga (1847), and Camargo Guarnieri (1907). After him are Francisco Mignone (1897), Cláudio Santoro (1919), Alberto Nepomuceno (1864), and Alexandre Levy (1864).

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