Carlos Alberto Ferreira Braga (March 29, 1907 – December 24, 2006), commonly known as Braguinha ("Little Braga") or João de Barro, was a Brazilian songwriter and occasional singer. He was born in Rio de Janeiro, where he lived until his death at the age of 99. Braga studied architecture in his youth, and, when he started to write songs, he adopted the pseudonym "João de Barro" (the name of a bird that builds elaborate mud nests), as his father wouldn't approve of seeing the family name associated with the world of samba and popular music, then on the fringes of society. March 29 is the 88th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (89th in leap years). ... 1907 (MCMVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... December 24 is the 358th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (359th in leap years). ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Location of Rio de Janeiro Coordinates: Country Brazil Region Southeast State Rio de Janeiro Mayor Cesar Maia (PFL) Area    - City 1,260 km² Population    - City (2005) 5,613,000 [1]  - Density 4,781/km²  - Metro 11,620,000 [2] Time zone UTC-3 (UTC-3) Website: www. ... The Parthenon on top of the Acropolis, Athens, Greece Architecture (from Latin, architectura and ultimately from Greek, αρχιτεκτων, a master builder, from αρχι- chief, leader and τεκτων, builder, carpenter) is the art and science of designing buildings and structures. ... Samba is one of the most popular forms of music in Brazil. ...

Braguinha is most famous for his Carnaval marchinhas (a genre of light-hearted songs related rhythmically to the military march). Many of those, some composed as early as the 1930s, have become standards of Brazilian popular music, being sung by revellers year after year during Carnaval celebrations. His songs have been recorded by some of the most well-known Carnaval singers of the 20th century, such as Carmen Miranda. Mangueira samba school parades in Rio de Janeiro The Brazilian Carnival (Portuguese: ) is an annual celebration in Brazil held forty days before Easter and marking the start of Lent. ... The Stars and Stripes Forever by John Philip Sousa is considered amongst the greatest marches ever written. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999... Carmen Miranda (February 9, 1909 – August 5, 1955); birth name Maria do Carmo Miranda da Cunha, GCIH) was a Portuguese-Brazilian samba singer and motion picture star most active in the 1940s. ...

In 1937, Braguinha wrote the lyrics to "Carinhoso", composed by Pixinguinha twenty years earlier. The sophisticated samba-choro would become one of the most recorded songs in Brazilian musical history. Another beloved classic, the lyrical "Pastorinhas", was written in collaboration with legendary samba composer Noel Rosa. Alfredo da Rocha Vianna Filho, better known as Pixinguinha (1898-1973) was a Choro composer, arranger, flutist and saxophonist born in Rio de Janeiro. ... Choro, also called chorinho, is a Brazilian popular music style. ... Noel de Medeiros Rosa (Rio de Janeiro, 11 December 1910 - 4 May 1937) was a brazilian singer, composer and guitar/banjo player. ...

Selected discography

• Pra vancê/Coisas da roça (1929) Parlophon 78
• Desengano/Assombração (1929) Parlophon 78
• Salada (1929) Parlophon 78
• Não quero amor nem carinho (1930) Parlophon 78
• Dona Antonha (1930) Parlophon 78
• Minha cabrocha/A mulher e a carroça (1930) Parlophon 78
• Quebranto (1930) Parlophon 78
• Mulata (1931) Parlophon 78
• Cor de prata/Nega (1931) Parlophon 78
• Tu juraste… eu jurei/Vou à Penha rasgado (1931) Parlophon 78
• Samba da boa vontade/Picilone (1931) 13.344 78
• O amor é um bichinho/Lua cheia (1932) Parlophon 78
• João de Barro (1972) RCA Victor LP
• Viva Braguinha (1985) LP
• João de Barro e Coisas Nossas (1983) Funarte LP
• Yes, nós temos Braguinha (1998) Funarte/Atração CD
• João de Barro (Braguinha)­ — Nasce um compositor (1999) Revivendo CD
• João de Barro — A música do século, por seus autores e intérpretes (2000) Sesc São Paulo CD

External links

• Official page celebrating Braguinha's 90th birthday
• Braguinha (João de Barro)
• Carlos Alberto Ferreira Braga