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Dorival Caymmi

1914 - 2008

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Dorival Caymmi (Brazilian Portuguese: [doɾiˈvaw kaˈĩmi]; April 30, 1914 – August 16, 2008) was a Brazilian singer, songwriter, actor, and painter 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 (MPB). Equally notable are his ballads celebrating the fishermen and women of Bahia, including "Promessa de Pescador", "O Que É Que a Baiana Tem?", and "Milagre". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Dorival Caymmi has received more than 151,270 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Dorival Caymmi is the 726th most popular musician (down from 723rd in 2019), the 234th most popular biography from Brazil (up from 245th in 2019) and the 13th most popular Brazilian Musician.

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  • 150k

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  • 52.06

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.46

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.58

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Dorival Caymmi ranks 726 out of 2,662Before him are Alan Price, Euronymous, Allan Holdsworth, Hermeto Pascoal, Jim Hall, and Liam Gallagher. After him are Chas Chandler, Eric Singer, James Burton, Eddie Clarke, Paddy Moloney, and Mick Box.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1914, Dorival Caymmi ranks 147Before him are Alfred Andersch, Adriaan Blaauw, John Ireland, Ehmetjan Qasim, Domènec Balmanya, and Felice Borel. After him are Yuri Levitan, Gino Colaussi, Ken Annakin, Norman McLaren, Poul Hartling, and Henri Langlois. Among people deceased in 2008, Dorival Caymmi ranks 129Before him are Tsutomu Miyazaki, Vice Vukov, Pak Song-chol, Guillaume Depardieu, Mieczysław Rakowski, and Cornell Capa. After him are Majel Barrett, Jean-Daniel Cadinot, Maila Nurmi, Alfonso López Trujillo, Joan Segarra, and Khiuaz Dospanova.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Dorival Caymmi ranks 234 out of 2,067Before him are Hermes da Fonseca (1855), Epitácio Pessoa (1865), Mazinho (1966), Hermeto Pascoal (1936), Maicon Sisenando (1981), and Preguinho (1905). After him are Jair da Costa (1940), Jair da Rosa Pinto (1921), Afonso Pena (1847), Douglas Costa (1990), Raoni Metuktire (1940), and Anfilogino Guarisi (1905).

Among MUSICIANS In Brazil

Among musicians born in Brazil, Dorival Caymmi ranks 13Before him are Sérgio Mendes (1941), Milton Nascimento (1942), Baden Powell (1937), Toquinho (1946), Zequinha de Abreu (1880), and Hermeto Pascoal (1936). After him are Rita Lee (1947), Max Cavalera (1969), Luiz Bonfá (1922), Airto Moreira (1941), Ivan Lins (1945), and Pixinguinha (1897).