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Antônio Adolfo (born Antônio Adolfo Maurity Sabóia) was an important composer, having written songs recorded by Nara Leão, Marisa Gata Mansa, Ângela Rô Rô, Dóris Monteiro, O Grupo, Wilson Simonal, Geraldo Vespar, Leci Brandão, Emílio Santiago, Beth Carvalho, and Sérgio Mendes & Brasil '66, among others. Adolfo also had a noted role in the process of making important music available through independent production, through the creation of the pioneer independent label Artezanal. His recordings of important and almost-forgotten composers of the belle époque, like Chiquinha Gonzaga and João Pernambuco, are noted cultural initiatives. As an arranger, he worked for Leci...

Pianist, composer and leader (8 September 1893 - 25 January 1947) Complete name: Adolfo Carabelli .