Altamiro Carrilho | |
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Birth name | Altamiro Aquino Carrilho |
Born |
Santo Antônio de Pádua, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
December 21, 1924
Died | August 15, 2012 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil |
(aged 87)
Genres | Choro |
Instruments | Western concert flute |
Years active | 1943 - 2012 |
Website | www.altamirocarrilho.com.br/ |
Altamiro Carrilho (born Altamiro Aquino Carrilho; December 21, 1924 – August 15, 2012) was a Brazilian musician and composer. He is widely regarded as a master flutist and a major representative of the choro genre.
Carrilho died of lung cancer on August 15, 2012, in Rio de Janeiro.