Altamiro Carrilho (born Altamiro Aquino Carrilho; December 21, 1924 in Santo Antônio de Pádua, RJ – August 15, 2012 in Rio de Janeiro, RJ) was a Brazilian musician, a flutist and composer. He is widely regarded as a master flutist and a major representative of the Brazilian
choro genre, an instrumental musical genre popular in Brazil. In a career spanning over 70 years, Altamiro recorded over one hundred albums, composed about two hundred songs and performed in more than forty countries. broadcasting Brazilian choro. Altamiro was often featured in several symphony orchestras, displa…
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