Adoniran Barbosa, artistic name of João Rubinato, was a noted Brazilian São Paulo style samba singer and composer.
Adoniran Barbosa
Samba is a name or prefix used for several rhythmic variants, such as samba urbano carioca, samba de roda, recognized as part of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO, amongst many other forms of samba, mostly originated in the Rio de Janeiro and Bahia states.
"Batuque" (1835), a painting by the German Johann Moritz Rugendas.
Hilário Jovino Ferreira founded the first carnival rancho in Rio.
Carmen Miranda was the first samba singer to promote the genre internationally.
Ary Barroso became one of the major composers of samba in the "golden age" of Brazilian music.