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César Guerra Peixe (Composer)

Born: 18th March 1914, Petropolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Died: 26th November 1993, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Nationality: Brazilian

César Guerra-Peixe was a Brazilian violinist, composer, and conductor.

Guerra-Peixe was born in Petrópolis, son of Portuguese immigrants with Romani origins. His music can be heard in many Brazilian films, such as Terra é Sempre Terra, O Canto do Mar, Quero Essa Mulher Tanto Assim, Riacho de Sangue, Meu Nome é Lampião, and Soledade.

As an ethnomusicologist, he wrote an important book Os Maracatus do Recife (1955, second edition 1980) on maracatu.

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