Pixinguinha

Known for

Acting

Gender

Male

Born

April 23, 1897

Age at death

75

Died

February 17, 1973

From

Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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.