Lamartine Babo

Lamartine Babo (10 January 1904 — 16 June 1963) was one of the most important popular composers of Brazil.[1][2] Babo composed several of satirical sambas, marchinhas and other songs; he is especially remembered for composing anthems for all the main professional football clubs of Rio de Janeiro (América, Bangu, Bonsucesso, Botafogo, Canto do Rio, Flamengo, Fluminense, Madureira, Olaria, São Cristóvão, and Vasco da Gama).[3]

Lamartine Babo
Background information
Birth nameLamartine Babo Azeredo
BornJanuary 10, 1904
Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
DiedJune 16, 1963(1963-06-16) (aged 59)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
GenresSamba
Occupation(s)Songwriter
actor
radio host
producer
journalist
TV host

References
  1. Valença, Suetônio Soares. Tra-Lá-Lá — Vida e obra de Lamartine Babo - Ed. Funarte, 1981.
  2. Lamartine Babo é relembrado com show e relançamento atualizado de biografia
  3. Janeiro, Por GLOBOESPORTE COM Rio de. "Lamartine Babo, o compositor dos hinos dos clubes do Rio de Janeiro". globoesporte.com. Retrieved 2019-07-01.


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