List of Brazilian composers

This is a list of composers who are either native to the country of Brazil, are a citizen of that nation, or have spent a major portion of their career living and working in Brazil. The list is arranged in alphabetical order:

A
• Ernani Aguiar (born 1950)

• José Antônio Rezende de Almeida Prado (1943–2010)

• Jadir Ambrósio (born 1922)

• Jorge Antunes (born 1942)

• Armandinho (born 1953)

• Clarice Assad (born 1978)

• Sergio Assad (born 1952)

• Itamar Assumpção (1949–2003)

B
• Marcos Balter (born 1974)

• Jacob do Bandolim (1918–1969)

• Damião Barbosa de Araújo (1778–1856)

• Cacilda Borges Barbosa (1914–2010)

• Ary Barroso (1903–1964)

• Belchior (singer) (1946–2017)

• Tony Bellotto (born 1960)

• Rafael Bittencourt

• Aldir Blanc (1946–2020)

• Luiz Bonfá (1922–2001)

• Renato Borghetti (born 1963)

• Ronaldo Bôscoli (1928–1994)

• Cláudio Botelho (born 1964)

• Antônio Francisco Braga (1868–1945)

• Ernani Braga (1888–1948)

• Leci Brandão (born 1944)

• Jayme Caetano Braun (1924–1999)

• Sérgio Britto (born 1959)

• Chico Buarque (born 1944)

C
• Lina Pires de Campos (1918–2003)

• Cláudio Camunguelo (1947–2007)

• Fábio Caramuru (born 1956)

• Altamiro Carrilho (1924–2012)

• Cartola (1908–1980)

• Dinorá de Carvalho (1904/5–1980)

• Sergio Cassiano (born 1967)

• Nelson Cavaquinho (1911–1986)

• Danilo Caymmi (born 1948)

• Cazuza (1958–1990)

• Celeste Jaguaribe de Matos Faria (1873–1938)

• Clarisse Leite (1917–2003)

• Baby Consuelo (born 1952)

• Fabio Costa (born 1971)

• Sueli Costa (1943–2023)

• Yamandu Costa (born 1980)

• Henrique de Curitiba (1934–2008)

D
• Braz da Viola (born 1961)

• Sandra de Sá (born 1955)

• Dominguinhos (1941–2013)

• Rogério Duprat (1932–2006)

F
• Eron Falbo

• Marcelo Falcão (born 1973)

• Márcio Faraco (born 1963)

• Maria Helena Rosas Fernandes (born 1933)

• Oscar Lorenzo Fernández (1897–1948)

• Ronaldo Folegatti (1958–2007)

• Walter Franco (1945–2019)

• Marcelo Fromer (1961–2001)

G
• Luciano Gallet (1893–1931)

• Edu da Gaita (1916–1982)

• Léo Gandelman (born 1956)

• José Maurício Nunes Garcia (1767–1830)

• Charles Gavin (born 1960)

• Egberto Gismonti (born 1947)

• Radamés Gnattali (1906–1988)

• Zequinha de Abreu (1880–1935)

• Antônio Carlos Gomes (1836–1896)

• Chiquinha Gonzaga (1847–1935)

• Gonzaguinha (1945–1991)

• Camargo Guarnieri (1907–1993)

• Fátima Guedes (born 1958)

• César Guerra-Peixe (1914–1993)

• Guinga (born 1950)

H
• Waldemar Henrique

• Amy Elsie Horrocks

J
• Najla Jabor

• Léo Jaime

• Antonio Carlos Jobim

• Henry Jolles

• Jorge Ben Jor

• Flávio José

K
• Eunice Katunda

• Hans-Joachim Koellreutter

L
• Osvaldo Lacerda

• Dona Ivone Lara

• Victor Lazzarini

• Rita Lee

• Vânia Dantas Leite

• Alexandre Levy

• Marina Lima

• Paulo Costa Lima

• Ivan Lins

• Emerico Lobo de Mesquita

• Elias Álvares Lobo

• Edu Lobo

M
• João MacDowell

• Ernst Mahle

• Luísa Maita

• Gui Mallon

• Luiz Marenco

• Ugo Marotta

• Herivelto Martins

• Jorge Mautner

• Julio Medaglia

• Ernst Mehlich

• Helena Meirelles

• Branco Mello

• Gilberto Mendes

• Eduardo Mendonça

• Alexandre Menezes

• Francisco Mignone

• Leopoldo Miguez

• Paulo Miklos

• Eduardo Reck Miranda

• Ronaldo Miranda

• Miúcha

• Marisa Monte

• Jaques Morelenbaum

• Túlio Mourão

N
• Ernesto Nazareth

• Milton Nascimento

• Alberto Nepomuceno

• Dudu Nobre

• Marlos Nobre

• Ilza Nogueira

• João Nogueira

O
• Jocy de Oliveira

• Henrique Oswald

P
• Hermeto Pascoal

• Pit Passarell

• Heitor Pereira

• Emanuel Dimas de Melo Pimenta

• Leila Pinheiro

• Pixinguinha

R
• Zé Ramalho

• Robertinho do Recife

• Dilermando Reis

• Nando Reis

• Marisa Rezende

• Angela Ro Ro

• Lupicínio Rodrigues

• Zé Rodrix

• Dom Um Romão

• Noel Rosa

S
• Tico Santa Cruz

• Cláudio Santoro

• Guido Santórsola

• Arthur Napoleão dos Santos

• Moacir Santos

• Esther Scliar

• Kilza Setti

• Francisco Manuel da Silva

• Joaquim Antonio (Callado) da Silva

• Adelaide Pereira da Silva

• Joanídia Sodré

• Mitar Subotić

T
• Ricardo Tacuchian

• Sebastião Tapajós

• Wagner Tiso

• Dudu Tucci

V
• Alceu Valença

• Geraldo Vandré

• Paulo Vanzolini

• Caetano Veloso

• José Carlos Amaral Vieira

• Ivan Vilela

• Martinho da Vila

• Heitor Villa-Lobos

Z
• Kiko Zambianchi

• Edson Zampronha