Lamartine Babo
Lamartine Babo (10 January 1904 — 16 June 1963) was one of the most important popular composers of Brazil. He also appeared in four films.
Lamartine Babo

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- Name
- Lamartine Babo
- Birth Name
- Lamartine Babo Azeredo
- Born
- January 10, 1904
- Birthplace
- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Died
- 16 June 1963
- Occupation
- Songwriter actor radio host producer journalist TV host
- Nationality
- Brazil
- Fields
- samba
- Languages
- Portuguese
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Lamartine Babo (10 January 1904 — 16 June 1963) was one of the most important popular composers of Brazil. He also appeared in four films.
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• Name — Lamartine Babo • Birth Name — Lamartine Babo Azeredo • Born — January 10, 1904 • Birthplace — Rio de Janeiro, Brazil • Died — 16 June 1963 • Place of death — Rio de Janeiro, Brazil • Genre — Samba • Occupation — Songwriter actor radio host producer journalist TV host
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Babo composed several satirical sambas, marchinhas and other songs. Babo is especially remembered for composing anthems for all the main professional football clubs of Rio de Janeiro (América, Bangu, Bonsucesso, Botafogo, Canto do Rio, Flamengo, Fluminense, Madureira, Olaria, São Cristóvão, and Vasco da Gama).
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- 1.https://soutijuca.com.br/personalidades-tijucanas/lamartine-babo/
- 2.Funarte - Portal das Artes.
- 3.Zeca Ivo. 2017-09-23. Dicionário Cravo Albin da Música Popular Brasileira.
- 4.globoesporte.com.
- 5.Dez curiosidades sobre os hinos do futebol carioca. VEJA RIO.
- 6.IstoÉ Gente. Sargentelli traz de volta o ziriguidum.
- 7.Dicionário Cravo Albin.
- 8.Lamartine Babo morreu pobre depois de ter dado ao Brasil 400 músicas. 1ª caderno. 18 de junho de 1963.
- 9.ruas.rio.
- 10.SRzd. 2019-12-03.
- 11.Chandy Teixeira. Famoso hino do America é um plágio, conclui professor de música da UFRJ. 18 de setembro de 2014.
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