Pixinguinha

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Male

Birthday 1897-04-23

Deathday 1973-02-17 (75 years old)

Place of Birth Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Also Known As Alfredo da Rocha Vianna Filho

Pixinguinha

Biography

Alfredo da Rocha Viana Filho, known as Pixinguinha (April 23, 1897 – February 17, 1973) was a Brazilian composer, arranger, flautist and saxophonist born in Rio de Janeiro. Pixinguinha composed popular music, particularly within the genre known as choro. Description above taken from Wikipedia, licensed under Creative Commons.