The Most Famous
Composers from Brazil
This page contains a list of the greatest Brazilians Composers. The pantheon dataset contains 1,451 Composers, 10 of which were born in Brazil. This makes Brazil the birth place of the 23rd most number of Composers behind Netherlands and Romania.
Top 10 Brazilian Composers
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the top 10 most legendary Brazilians Composers of all time. This list of famous Brazilians Composers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity. Visit the rankings page to view the entire list of Brazilians Composers.
- #1
Heitor Villa-Lobos
1887 - 1959
HPI 73.0150 langsHeitor Villa-Lobos is most famous for his compositions. He was a Brazilian composer, conductor, and pianist. He was also a pioneer of...Read moreShow less
Heitor Villa-Lobos is most famous for his compositions. He was a Brazilian composer, conductor, and pianist. He was also a pioneer of Brazilian nationalism in classical music.
- #2
Antônio Carlos Gomes
1836 - 1896
HPI 61.5929 langsBrazilian composer
- #3
Egberto Gismonti
b. 1947
HPI 60.0215 langsBrazilian musician and composer
- #4
Chiquinha Gonzaga
1847 - 1935
HPI 58.7320 langsBrazilian musician and composer (1847-1935)
- #5
Camargo Guarnieri
1907 - 1993
HPI 58.5117 langsBrazilian composer (1907–1993)
- #6
Ary Barroso
1903 - 1964
HPI 58.3219 langsBrazilian composer and musician (1903–1964)
- #7
Francisco Mignone
1897 - 1986
HPI 57.6015 langsBrazilian composer (1897–1986)
- #8
Cláudio Santoro
1919 - 1989
HPI 55.4017 langsBrazilian composer (1919–1989)
- #9
Alberto Nepomuceno
1864 - 1920
HPI 54.4917 langsBrazilian composer and conductor (1864-1920)
- #10
Alexandre Levy
1864 - 1892
HPI 53.9416 langsBrazilian composer, pianist and conductor (1864–1892)
Overlapping Lives
Which Composers were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 9 most globally memorable Composers since 1700.
