MUSICIAN

Carlinhos Brown

1962 - Today

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Antônio Carlos Santos de Freitas, known professionally as Carlinhos Brown (Brazilian Portuguese: /kaʁˈlĩɲus bɾaw̃, -iɲuʃ/, 23 November 1962), is a Brazilian singer, percussionist, and record producer from Salvador, Bahia. His musical style blends funk, latin music, R&B, soul music, reggae, and traditional Brazilian percussion. In 2012, he competed for an Oscar with the song "Real in Rio", the result of a partnership with Sérgio Mendes for the soundtrack of the film Rio. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Carlinhos Brown has received more than 265,654 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Carlinhos Brown is the 1,861st most popular musician (up from 1,899th in 2019), the 762nd most popular biography from Brazil (down from 737th in 2019) and the 30th most popular Brazilian Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 270k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 44.34

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.74

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.83

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Carlinhos Brown ranks 1,861 out of 3,175. Before him are Doug Yule, Danny Carey, Augustus Pablo, Buddy Miles, Dickey Betts, and Nelson Riddle. After him are Robert Westerholt, Takanori Nishikawa, Pete Quaife, Don Williams, Robert Stigwood, and Paul Motian.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1962, Carlinhos Brown ranks 392. Before him are Erika Hess, Pavel Černý, Thomas Ian Griffith, Pedro Monzón, Amina Annabi, and Stephen Keshi. After him are Piyapong Pue-on, Ivan Yaremchuk, Amy Yasbeck, Roberto Fernández Bonillo, Julie Strain, and Rakhat Aliyev.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Carlinhos Brown ranks 762 out of 2,236. Before him are Bernard (1992), César Maluco (1945), Muricy Ramalho (1955), Otávio Edmilson da Silva Monteiro (1995), Ruy de Freitas (1916), and Carlos Saldanha (1965). After him are Júlia Lopes de Almeida (1862), Clementina de Jesus (1901), Joaquim Manuel de Macedo (1820), Fritz d'Orey (1938), José Rodrigues Neto (1949), and Rodrigo Tabata (1980).

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Among MUSICIANS In Brazil

Among musicians born in Brazil, Carlinhos Brown ranks 30. Before him are Igor Cavalera (1970), Andreas Kisser (1968), Noel Rosa (1910), Eliane Elias (1960), Seu Jorge (1970), and Marisa Monte (1967). After him are Paulo Jr. (1969), Adriana Calcanhotto (1965), Amon Tobin (1972), Alok (1991), Pabllo Vittar (1993), and Fabrizio Moretti (1980).

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