Caymmi is a surname common in
Brazil
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, especially associated with musician Dorival Caymmi and his family. People with the surname Caymmi include:
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Dorival Caymmi
Dorival Caymmi (; April 30, 1914 – August 16, 2008) was a Brazilian singer, songwriter, actor, and painter active for more than 70 years, beginning in 1933. He contributed to the birth of Brazil's bossa nova movement, and several of his samb ...
(1914–2008), Brazilian songwriter
His three children:
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Danilo Caymmi
Danilo Candido Tostes Caymmi (born March 7, 1948) is a Brazilian musician, singer, composer and arranger.
Danilo was born in Rio de Janeiro, the youngest son of Dorival Caymmi and Stella Maris, and brother of Dori and Nana Caymmi. Brought up by ...
(b. 1948), Brazilian musician
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Dori Caymmi
Dorival "Dori" Tostes Caymmi (born 26 August 1943) is a Brazilian singer, songwriter, guitarist, arranger, and producer.
Biography
Caymmi was born in Rio de Janeiro to parents who were musicians, his father Dorival Caymmi a composer and his ...
(b. 1943), Brazilian singer
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Nana Caymmi
Dinahir Tostes Caymmi (29 April 1941 – 1 May 2025), popularly known as Nana Caymmi (), was a Brazilian singer.
Biography
Caymmi was born in Rio de Janeiro, the daughter of Dorival Caymmi and Stella Maris (musician), Stella Maris. Her first ap ...
(1941–2025), Brazilian singer
His granddaughter:
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Alice Caymmi
Alice Caymmi (born Alice Malaguti Caymmi on March 17, 1990) is a Brazilian singer and songwriter. She is the granddaughter of Dorival Caymmi, daughter of Danilo and Simone Caymmi and niece of Nana and Dori Caymmi.
Career
Before opting for a mu ...
(b. 1990), Brazilian singer
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