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Zequinha de Abreu

1880 - 1935

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José Gomes de Abreu, better known as Zequinha de Abreu (September 19, 1880 – January 22, 1935), was a Brazilian musician and composer. Abreu was born in Santa Rita do Passa Quatro, São Paulo state. He is best known for the famous choro tune "Tico-Tico no Fubá" (1917), whose original title was "Tico-Tico no Farelo". Other well-known tunes he wrote were "Branca" and "Tardes em Lindóia." Tico-Tico is played in various melodic versions all over the world. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Zequinha de Abreu is the 846th most popular musician (down from 622nd in 2019), the 300th most popular biography from Brazil (down from 228th in 2019) and the 14th most popular Brazilian Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Zequinha de Abreu ranks 846 out of 3,175. Before him are Sally Oldfield, Herman Rarebell, Mick Fleetwood, Shigeru Umebayashi, Gabry Ponte, and Chris Squire. After him are Joey Jordison, José José, ATB, GG Allin, Hide, and Frank Beard.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1880, Zequinha de Abreu ranks 113. Before him are Jeannette Rankin, Samuel Jones, Louis Charles Breguet, Fritz Bleyl, Arnold Gesell, and Broncho Billy Anderson. After him are Azim Azimzade, Tudor Arghezi, Viggo Larsen, George Van Biesbroeck, Xhafer Ypi, and Begum Rokeya. Among people deceased in 1935, Zequinha de Abreu ranks 84. Before him are Pyotr Kozlov, Princess Maria Theresa of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg, Mack Swain, Alfred Ewing, Erich von Hornbostel, and Viggo Johansen. After him are Virginie Demont-Breton, Huey Long, Albert Ayat, Dutch Schultz, Edwin Flack, and Sun Chuanfang.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Zequinha de Abreu ranks 300 out of 2,236. Before him are Maxwell (1981), Anderson (1988), Geraldo Majella Agnelo (1933), Agostinho Fortes Filho (1901), Roberto Miranda (1944), and Alfredo II (1920). After him are Adriano (1984), Eumir Deodato (1942), Jandira Martini (1945), José Bonifácio de Andrada (1763), Oscar Schmidt (1958), and Nereu Ramos (1888).

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Among MUSICIANS In Brazil

Among musicians born in Brazil, Zequinha de Abreu ranks 14. Before him are Baden Powell (1937), Toquinho (1946), Rita Lee (1947), Nelson Freire (1944), Hermeto Pascoal (1936), and Max Cavalera (1969). After him are Eumir Deodato (1942), Airto Moreira (1941), Luiz Bonfá (1922), Dorival Caymmi (1914), Marcos Valle (1943), and Ivan Lins (1945).

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