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Luiz Bonfá

1922 - 2001

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Luiz Floriano Bonfá (17 October 1922 – 12 January 2001) was a Brazilian guitarist and composer. He was best known for the music he composed for the film Black Orpheus. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Luiz Bonfá is the 891st most popular musician (down from 794th in 2019), the 325th most popular biography from Brazil (down from 290th in 2019) and the 17th most popular Brazilian Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Luiz Bonfá ranks 891 out of 3,175. Before him are Naushad, Snowy White, Billy Sheehan, Hilton Valentine, Airto Moreira, and Tommy Thayer. After him are Sigiswald Kuijken, Sam Phillips, Salamone Rossi, Chuck Schuldiner, Mel Collins, and Chas Chandler.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1922, Luiz Bonfá ranks 208. Before him are Burt Kennedy, John Edward Williams, Francis Pym, Theo Albrecht, Vsevolod Bobrov, and Steven Hill. After him are René Lévesque, Roland Dumas, Käbi Laretei, Adil Çarçani, Saad el-Shazly, and Herman Kahn. Among people deceased in 2001, Luiz Bonfá ranks 146. Before him are Melanie Thornton, Robert Enrico, Philippe Léotard, Hans Münch, Juan Bosch, and Viktor Astafyev. After him are Alexey Maresyev, Chuck Schuldiner, Mike Mentzer, David Lewis, Ri Kun-mo, and Aldo Olivieri.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Luiz Bonfá ranks 325 out of 2,236. Before him are Gilberto Silva (1976), Danilo Alvim (1920), Luís Carlos Prestes (1898), Airto Moreira (1941), Morena Baccarin (1979), and Naná Vasconcelos (1944). After him are Valdo Filho (1964), Lygia Clark (1920), Monteiro Lobato (1882), Oswald de Andrade (1890), Éder Jofre (1936), and Diane, Duchess of Württemberg (1940).

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Among MUSICIANS In Brazil

Among musicians born in Brazil, Luiz Bonfá ranks 17. Before him are Nelson Freire (1944), Hermeto Pascoal (1936), Max Cavalera (1969), Zequinha de Abreu (1880), Eumir Deodato (1942), and Airto Moreira (1941). After him are Dorival Caymmi (1914), Marcos Valle (1943), Ivan Lins (1945), Laurindo Almeida (1917), Igor Cavalera (1970), and Pixinguinha (1897).

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