MUSICIAN

Hermeto Pascoal

1936 - 2025

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Hermeto Pascoal Oliveira da Costa (22 June 1936 – 13 September 2025) was a Brazilian composer and multi-instrumentalist. Pascoal was best known in Brazilian music for his orchestration and improvisation, as well as for being a record producer and contributor to many Brazilian and international albums. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hermeto Pascoal is the 592nd most popular musician (down from 576th in 2019), the 203rd most popular biography from Brazil (down from 197th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Brazilian Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Hermeto Pascoal ranks 592 out of 3,175. Before him are İdil Biret, Gil Evans, Christoph Schneider, Marty Friedman, Roger Hodgson, and Ginette Neveu. After him are Loreena McKennitt, Coleman Hawkins, Artie Shaw, Lionel Hampton, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, and James Taylor.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1936, Hermeto Pascoal ranks 178. Before him are Ken Mattingly, Frank Serpico, Frankétienne, Savitri, Eliahu Inbal, and Juliette Mayniel. After him are Solomon Burke, Šaban Bajramović, Jozef Vengloš, Norma Aleandro, Gabriel Matzneff, and Joaquín Peiró. Among people deceased in 2025, Hermeto Pascoal ranks 153. Before him are Juan Ramón Verón, Frankétienne, Fred Newhouse, Vijay Rupani, José Carlos, and Walter Godefroot. After him are Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina, John Sykes, Ferenc Mohácsi, Richard Armitage, Ayla Erduran, and Joe Don Baker.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Hermeto Pascoal ranks 203 out of 2,236. Before him are Aleijadinho (1738), Geraldo Alckmin (1952), Nelson Freire (1944), Francisco de Paula Rodrigues Alves (1848), Carlos Mozer (1960), and Carlos Kaiser (1963). After him are Jennifer O'Neill (1948), Bartolomeu de Gusmão (1685), David Luiz (1987), Moderato Wisintainer (1902), Vera Fischer (1951), and Waldemar de Brito (1913).

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Among MUSICIANS In Brazil

Among musicians born in Brazil, Hermeto Pascoal ranks 12. Before him are Sérgio Mendes (1941), Milton Nascimento (1942), Baden Powell (1937), Toquinho (1946), Rita Lee (1947), and Nelson Freire (1944). After him are Max Cavalera (1969), Zequinha de Abreu (1880), Eumir Deodato (1942), Airto Moreira (1941), Luiz Bonfá (1922), and Dorival Caymmi (1914).

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