Augusto Duarte Ribeiro (

Campinas Campinas (, ''Plains'' or ''Meadows'') is a Brazilian Municipalities of Brazil, municipality in São Paulo (state), São Paulo State, part of the country's Southeast Region, Brazil, Southeast Region. According to the 2020 estimate, the city's popul ...

, February 28, 1917 –

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, August 16, 1969), better known by his pseudonym Denis Brean, was a Brazilian composer, journalist, broadcaster and lyricist. Born in 1917 in

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, Brean was considered one of the best composers of his state. His first work was "Poesia da Uva", which won a local award and was quickly recorded by Ciro Monteiro. His first major hit, "Boogie-Woogie na Favela", was recorded in 1945 by Ciro Monteiro and later performed by other artists such as Zacarias and his Orquestra, Roberto Silva, and Anjos de Inferno. Brean also had success as a composer of

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marches, such as "Grande Caruso", recorded João Dias in 1952. Brean also composed "Conselho" and "Franqueza", first recorded by

Nora Ney Nora Ney (born Iracema de Sousa Ferreira, Rio de Janeiro, March 20, 1922 – Rio de Janeiro, October 2003) was a Brazilian singer. She is also the most notable singer of the samba-canção music style and a pioneer of the Brazilian rock. Biogra ...

and

Maysa Maysa Figueira Monjardim (June 6, 1936 – January 22, 1977), better known as Maysa Matarazzo, was a Brazilian singer-songwriter, performer and actress. She is also associated with Bossa nova music but is widely known as a torch song (''fossa ...

and later re-recorded by various other artists. He retired from his artistic career in 1960.

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