Dorival Caymmi
Birthday
1914/04/30
Day of death
2008/08/16 (94 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
Also know as
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Biography
Dorival Caymmi (Salvador, April 30, 1914 – Rio de Janeiro, August 16, 2008) was a Brazilian singer, composer, instrumentalist, poet, painter and actor, active for more than 70 years, beginning in 1933. He contributed to the birth of Brazil's bossa nova movement, and several of his samba pieces, such as "Samba da Minha Terra", "Doralice" and "Saudade da Bahia", have become staples of música popular brasileira. Equally notable are his ballads celebrating the fishermen and women of Bahia, includin...Read more
Acting
(1997) Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
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(1950) Estrela da Manhã
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(1969) Bahia, For Example
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(1996) Bahia de Todos os Sambas
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(1972) Dorival Caymmi: Programa Ensaio
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(1986) Talking Cinema
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(1997) It's All Brazil
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(2002) Um Certo Dorival Caymmi
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(2001) Samba Riachão
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(1967) The Girl from Ipanema
as Homem no Carnaval
(2024) Dorival Caymmi - Um Homem de Afetos
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(1939) Banana-da-Terra
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(1974) Na Casa de Rio Vermelho
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(1991) A Embaixatriz do Samba
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(1991) Nosso Amigo Radamés Gnattali
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(2007) A Casa do Tom: Mundo, Monde, Mondo
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(2005) Taking a Chance on Love: Jane Monheit in Concert
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(1979) Caterina Valente presents Brazilian music
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(1972) The Sandpit Generals
as John Adam
(2009) Paulo Gracindo - O Bem Amado
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(1981) Brasil
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(2018) Dê Lembranças a Todos
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(2019) Dorivando Saravá, o Preto Que Virou Mar
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(2024) 3 Obás de Xangô
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(2024) Nas Ondas de Dorival Caymmi
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(2003) Celebridade
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(1972) Le Grand Échiquier
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