Luiz Floriano Bonfa

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Luiz Floriano Bonfa

Birth
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Death
12 Jan 2001 (aged 78)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Burial
Botafogo, Município de Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Add to Map
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He was a master of the guitar and a gifted composer. He, with several others, pioneered and created what came to be known as Bossa Nova. Best known for much of the music for the Academy Award winning film "Black Orpheus."

And to William R. Lynch, who has graciously sponsored this memorial, my deepest gratitude. Thank you.
He was a master of the guitar and a gifted composer. He, with several others, pioneered and created what came to be known as Bossa Nova. Best known for much of the music for the Academy Award winning film "Black Orpheus."

And to William R. Lynch, who has graciously sponsored this memorial, my deepest gratitude. Thank you.