Find A Grave - Rio de Janeiro

(Araújo Neto), Cazuza (Agenor) b. April 4, 1958 d. July 7, 1990
Singer. He was born in Rio de Janeiro and died in Sao Paulo (Brazil). He and his band Barao Vermelho triumphed in the 80s. He become one of the most important pop-rock singers from Brazil. He is remembered for his songs Todo Amor que Houver Nessa Vida, Maior Abandonado, Exagerado and Precizo Dizer que te Amo, and his albums Barao Vermelho, Ideologia and Burguesia. He was awarded in 1998 for the best pop-rock singer in Brazil. Also he composed the soundtrack of famous brazilian film, played by...[Read More] (Bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni)
Cemitério São João Batista, Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Alves, Carmelia b. February 14, 1923 d. November 3, 2012
Singer. Called the "Queen of Baiao", she was one of her country's most popular vocalists over a long career. Born Carmelia Alves Curvello, little is recorded of her early years save that she began singing on radio around 1940 and was soon performing at Rio de Janeiro's Hotel Copacabana, initially presenting the Carnival hits of the day. Carmelia released her first record, "Deixei do Sofrer", in 1943 and gradually began specializing in Baiao, music inspired by the folk rhythms of northeastern...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford)
Cemitério São João Batista, Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Bloch, Pedro d. February 23, 2004
Author, Playwright. Author of 100 books. He was the first Brazilian of his generation with a play on Broadway, with the production of "Conscience." He also wrote 20 other plays, one of them was "The Hands of Eurydice." (Bio by: Laurie)
Cemiterio Comunal Israelita (Jewish Cemetery), Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Chacrinha b. 1916 d. 1988
Brazillian Television Personality.
Cemitério São João Batista, Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Corona, Lauro b. July 6, 1957 d. July 20, 1989
Actor. He was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He is best remembered for his work in TV series "Dancin' Days" (1978), "Os Gigantes" (1979), "Marina" (1980), "Louco Amor" (1983), "Corpo a Corpo" (1984), "Direito de Amar" (1987) and "Vida Nova" (1988). On screen, he worked in "O Sonho Nao Acabou" (1982) and "Bete Balanço" (1984). He died in his hometown from AIDS. (Bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni)
Cemitério São João Batista, Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
De Araujo Sales, Eugenio Cardinal b. November 8, 1920 d. July 9, 2012
Roman Catholic Cardinal. Holding the title Protopriest as the Church's senior Prelate in age and length of service, he shall be remembered as the longtime Archbishop of Rio de Janeiro. Born at Acari to a family of wealth and position, he was educated in the Seminary of Fortaleza and was ordained a Priest on November 21, 1943. Following a decade of parish service in the Archdiocese of Natal he was consecrated Bishop on August 15, 1954, and initially named Auxillary of Natal. As Bishop he...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford)
Catedral do Sao Sabastiao do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Dumont, Santos b. July 20, 1873 d. July 23, 1932
Brazillian-born, French aeronautics engineer. He built an early, gas-powered dirgible and made the first airplane flight in Europe.
Cemitério São João Batista, Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Fonseca, Ademilde b. March 4, 1921 d. March 27, 2012
Singer. Called the "Queen of Choro" she was one of her country's most popular vocalists over two generations and shall be remembered for supplying the words for a predominantly instrumental genre of music. Born Ademilde Fonseca Delfino in Sao Goncalo do Aramante, little is recorded of her early years but she apparently took to show business early as she was performing professionally in Rio de Janeiro by 1941. Ademilde had her first hit in 1942 with Zequinha de Abreu's "Tici Tico no Fuba"; she...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford)
Cemitério São João Batista, Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Garrincha, Manuel b. October 28, 1933 d. January 20, 1983
Professional Football (Soccer) Player. He was born in Pau Grande, Magé, Rio de Janerio, Brazil. He was born knock-kneed and with a leg shorter than other. But, this was not a handicap for him. His first professional team was the Botafogo from 1956 to 1964. In 1962, he was named the Best Player of the World. He participated in three World's Champion, in 1958, 1963 and 1966, with one of the best team of the football's story, along with Pelé, Didí, Vavá and Zagalo. He was known as Garrincha, a...[Read More] (Bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni)
Cemiterio Raiz da Serra (Magé Region), Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Gonçalves (Gonçalves Sobral), Nelson (Antonio) b. July 21, 1919 d. April 18, 1998
Popular Brazilian singer.
Cause of death: Heart attack
Cemitério São João Batista, Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Jobim, Antonio Carlos b. January 25, 1927 d. December 8, 1994
Musician, Composer. Born in the Tijuca neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, Jobim originally was headed for a career as an architect. Yet by the time he turned 20, the lure of music was too powerful, and so he started playing piano in nightclubs and working in recording studios. He made his first record in 1954 backing singer Bill Farr as the leader of "Tom and His Band" (Tom was Jobim's lifelong nickname), and he first found fame in 1956 when he teamed up with poet Vincius de Moraes to provide part...[Read More] (Bio by: Rico)
Cause of death: Complications following surgery
Cemitério São João Batista, Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Lispector, Clarice b. December 10, 1920 d. December 9, 1977
Writer. She was born as Hala Lispector in Chechelnyk (Ukraine) and died in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil). She moved to Brazil with her parents and become one of the most representatives brazilian writers. She is remembered for her books Perto do Coração Selvagem, A Hora da Estrela (The Hour of the Star), Laços de Família, A mulher que matou os peixes, Água Viva, Para não Esquecer and Um Sopro de Vida.
Cause of death: Cancer. (Bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni)
Cemiterio Comunal Israelita (Jewish Cemetery), Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Miranda, Aurora b. April 20, 1915 d. December 22, 2005
Dancer, Singer. She was the sister of actress Carmen Miranda. She was a singing star in Brazil. She appeared in Richard Siodmak’s Film Noir thriller "Phantom Lady", in that film she sang the song "Chica-Chica-Boom-Boom." Her best known film in the United States was Disney Studio’s "The Three Caballeros." She was Donald Duck’s dance partner in the Bahia sequence. She also appeared in the documentaries "Carmen Miranda: Bananas Is My Business" and "Once Upon a Mouse." (Bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni)
Cemitério São João Batista, Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Miranda (da Cunha), Carmen (Maria do Carmo Miranda) b. February 9, 1909 d. August 5, 1955
Renowned Actress, Dancer, and Singer. Born in Marco de Canavezes, Portugal, her family moved to Brazil when she was still a toddler. She was singing at her hatmaking job as a teenager when she was discovered by a local promoter. She began singing on local radio and secured a recording contract with RCA, soon becoming a major Brazillian star. Miranda made her United States debut in 1939, singing and dancing in several well-received Broadway revues and nightclub performances. Her first film, "...[Read More] (Bio by: Stuthehistoryguy)
Cause of death: Heart attack
Cemitério São João Batista, Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Morgan, Edwin Vernon b. February 22, 1865 d. April 16, 1934
Diplomat. He graduated from Harvard University in 1890, received a masters degree from Harvard in 1891 and then continued his studies in Europe. Upon his return in 1893, he became an assistant professor of history at Harvard, where he remained until 1895, when he was appointed a professor of history at Cleveland's Adelbert College. In 1899 he began a diplomatic career when he was named Secretary of the Samoan High Commission. Beginning in 1900 he carried out consular and administrative...[Read More] (Bio by: Bill McKern)
Cemitério Municipal de Petrópolis, Petropolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Niemeyer, Oscar Ribeiro de Almeida Soares Filho b. December 15, 1907 d. December 5, 2012
Brazilian architect, born Oscar Ribeiro de Almeida de Niemeyer Soares Filho, who for more than 70 years career designed over 600 architectural projects around the world. Among his most important works he designed the United Nations New York headquarters in 1947, with French modernist Le Corbusier, his country's futuristic capital of Brasília, built from scratch in the country's uninhabited interior plains in the late 1950s and the Museum of Modern Art in Niteroi, which is perched like a flying...[Read More] (Bio by: Errete)
Cemitério São João Batista, Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Ponzi, Charles b. March 3, 1882 d. January 18, 1949
Criminal. He is the originator of the type of financial fraud that carries his name. The term "Ponzi scheme" now generally describes a fraudulent investment operation that involves paying abnormally high returns to investors out of the money paid in by subsequent investors, rather than from net revenues generated by any real business. He was born Carlo Ponzi in Lugo, Italy, immigrating to Boston at the age of 21 in 1903. The scheme began when he realized that international postal reply...[Read More] (Bio by: William Seitz)
São Francisco Xavier - Cajú, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Rocha, Glauber b. March 14, 1938 d. August 22, 1981
Motion Picture Director. He was born in Vitória da Conquista, Bahia, Brazil. He is one of the founders and the most representative member of the Cinema Novo along with Ruy Guerra, Carlos Diegues, Arnaldo Jabor and Joaquim Pedro de Andrade. His films have a clear message of social criticism. He is best remembered for films such as "Deus e O Diabo Na Terra do Sol" (1964), "Terra em Transe" (1967), "Antonio Das Mortes" (1969), "O Dragao Da Maldade Contra O Santo Guerreiro" (1969), for which he won...[Read More] (Bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni)
Cemitério São João Batista, Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Sivuca, Senior b. May 26, 1930 d. December 14, 2006
Musician Composer and Musician. Born Severino Dias de Oliveira, he was a master of the accordion-driven forro style music. He began playing the accordion at age 9, performing for fairs, parties and on radio programs. In 1950, he made his first album for Sunnysides Records, which included the hit "Adeus Maria Fulo." He represented Brazil in Europe and was a fixed staff of TV Tupi in 1955 and 1959. In the early 1960s, he joined South African singer Miriam Makeba's group and toured the world...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Parque Das Acacias Cemetery, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Villa-Lobos, Heitor b. March 5, 1887 d. November 17, 1959
Brazilian composer who wrote about 2000 works, including Bachianas brasileiras (1930-45), nine suites which include the rhythms and melodic styles of the folk music of northeastern Brazil.
Cemitério São João Batista, Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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