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Sérgio Mendes

1941 - 2024

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Sérgio Santos Mendes (Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈsɛʁʒju ˈsɐ̃tuz ˈmẽdʒis]; 11 February 1941 – 5 September 2024) was a Brazilian musician. His career took off with worldwide hits by his band Brasil '66. He released 35 albums and was known for playing bossa nova, often mixed with funk. He was nominated for an Oscar for Best Original Song in 2012 as a co-writer of "Real in Rio" from the animated film Rio. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sérgio Mendes is the 339th most popular musician (up from 389th in 2019), the 106th most popular biography from Brazil (up from 135th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Brazilian Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Sérgio Mendes ranks 339 out of 3,175. Before him are Jean-Pierre Rampal, Joe Zawinul, Fats Domino, Friedrich Gulda, André Previn, and Friedrich Kalkbrenner. After him are Ian Stewart, Gustavo Santaolalla, Leonid Kogan, Janick Gers, Kirk Hammett, and PJ Harvey.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1941, Sérgio Mendes ranks 131. Before him are Bertrand Tavernier, Jorge Solari, Aimé Jacquet, Beniamino Stella, William Nordhaus, and Hage Geingob. After him are Liamine Zéroual, Stephen Jay Gould, Pat Patterson, Roger Lemerre, Ahmed Shafik, and David Warner. Among people deceased in 2024, Sérgio Mendes ranks 103. Before him are Mohammed Deif, Frank Stella, Hage Geingob, Dries van Agt, Wilson Fittipaldi Júnior, and Bob Newhart. After him are Brigitte Bierlein, Maryse Condé, Roger Corman, Jerzy Stuhr, Zvi Zamir, and Federico Mayor Zaragoza.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Sérgio Mendes ranks 106 out of 2,236. Before him are Paulo Mendes da Rocha (1928), Pepe (1935), Deco (1977), Princess Francisca of Brazil (1824), Wilson Fittipaldi Júnior (1943), and Machado de Assis (1839). After him are Cláudio Taffarel (1966), Fernando Collor de Mello (1949), Leonardo Araújo (1969), Amarildo Tavares da Silveira (1939), Artur da Costa e Silva (1899), and Bernardino Machado (1851).

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Among MUSICIANS In Brazil

Among musicians born in Brazil, Sérgio Mendes ranks 6. Before him are Antônio Carlos Jobim (1927), João Gilberto (1931), Caetano Veloso (1942), Gilberto Gil (1942), and Chico Buarque (1944). After him are Milton Nascimento (1942), Baden Powell (1937), Toquinho (1946), Rita Lee (1947), Nelson Freire (1944), and Hermeto Pascoal (1936).

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