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”’Carlos Cachaça”’ (born ”’Carlos Moreira de Castro”’; 3 August 1902 – 16 August 1999) was a Brazilian [[samba]] composer and performer. He was one of the founders of the [[Estação Primeira de Mangueira|Mangueira Samba School]] and is regarded as a pioneer of the genre’s development in [[Rio de Janeiro]]’s carnival culture.<ref name=”guardian”>{{cite news |last=Bellos |first=Alex |title=Carlos Cachaca |url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/1999/aug/24/guardianobituaries.alexbellos |work=The Guardian |date=24 August 1999}}</ref><ref name=”nyt”>{{cite news |last=Rohter |first=Larry |title=Carlos Cachaca, 97, Brazilian Songwriter Who Popularized Samba |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1999/08/18/arts/carlos-cachaca-97-brazilian-songwriter-who-popularized-samba.html |work=The New York Times |date=18 August 1999 |url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref name=”latimes”>{{cite news |title=Carlos Cachaca; Samba Composer and Pioneer |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-aug-18-mn-1306-story.html |access-date= |
”’Carlos Cachaça”’ (born ”’Carlos Moreira de Castro”’; 3 August 1902 – 16 August 1999) was a Brazilian [[samba]] composer and performer. He was one of the founders of the [[Estação Primeira de Mangueira|Mangueira Samba School]] and is regarded as a pioneer of the genre’s development in [[Rio de Janeiro]]’s carnival culture.<ref name=”guardian”>{{cite news |last=Bellos |first=Alex |title=Carlos Cachaca |url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/1999/aug/24/guardianobituaries.alexbellos |work=The Guardian |date=24 August 1999}}</ref><ref name=”nyt”>{{cite news |last=Rohter |first=Larry |title=Carlos Cachaca, 97, Brazilian Songwriter Who Popularized Samba |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1999/08/18/arts/carlos-cachaca-97-brazilian-songwriter-who-popularized-samba.html |work=The New York Times |date=18 August 1999 |url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref name=”latimes”>{{cite news |title=Carlos Cachaca; Samba Composer and Pioneer |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-aug-18-mn-1306-story.html |access-date= 2025 |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=18 August 1999}}</ref> |
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Brazilian composer of samba
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Carlos Cachaça |
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| Birth name | Carlos Moreira de Castro |
| Born | (1902-08-03)August 3, 1902 |
| Died | August 16, 1999(1999-08-16) (aged 97)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Genres | Samba |
| Occupation(s) | Songwriter, composer |
| Years active | 1920s–1980s |
Musical artist
Carlos Cachaça (born Carlos Moreira de Castro; 3 August 1902 – 16 August 1999) was a Brazilian samba composer and performer. He was one of the founders of the Mangueira Samba School and is regarded as a pioneer of the genre’s development in Rio de Janeiro‘s carnival culture.[1][2][3]
Cachaça was born and raised in Mangueira in Rio de Janeiro’s North Zone. His nickname derived from the sugarcane liquor cachaça, a drink he enjoyed as a young man. As a teenager, he played the tambourine with local street musicians performing early samba, an Afro-Brazilian style blending percussion and urban themes.[1]
In 1922, Cachaça met fellow composer Cartola. Together they later co-founded the street troupe Arengueiros, which evolved into the Mangueira Samba School in 1928. With Cartola, he composed more than 400 songs, including themes for Mangueira’s carnival parades such as “Pudesse Meu Ideal” and “Alvorada”.[1][2] Although he received little financial reward and worked as a railway employee, his music helped establish the samba-enredo style, which remains central to Rio’s carnival.[1]
Later life and death
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Cachaça continued to be celebrated as one of Mangueira’s founding figures. Two years before his death, he appeared in a carnival parade seated on a float, honored for his contribution to samba. Cachaça died of pneumonia in Rio de Janeiro on 16 August 1999, aged 97. He is survived by three daughters.[2][3]
Cachaça’s compositions, including “Clotilde” and “Não Quero Amar Ninguém” (“I Don’t Want to Love Anyone”), remain part of Brazil’s popular music heritage.[2] He is remembered as a foundational figure in transforming samba from local street music into a symbol of national identity.[1][3]
