Ary Barroso facts for kids
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Ary Barroso
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| Birth name | Ary de Resende Barroso |
| Born | November 7, 1903 Ubá, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
| Died | February 9, 1964 (aged 60) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Genres | Samba |
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| Instruments | Piano |
| Years active | 1921–1960 |
Ary de Resende Barroso (1903–1964), known as Ary Barroso, was a very talented Brazilian composer, pianist, and radio/TV personality. He was one of Brazil's most successful songwriters in the early 1900s. Ary Barroso also wrote many songs for the famous singer Carmen Miranda.
Life and Music
Ary Barroso was born on November 7, 1903. He was a very important composer before the bossa nova music style became popular in Brazil. Many artists, including Carmen Miranda and João Gilberto, recorded his songs.
His song Aquarela do Brasil, also known as Brazil, was written in 1939. It was featured in the 1942 Disney film Saludos Amigos. This song has become one of the top 20 most recorded songs of all time! Another one of his songs, Na Baixa do Sapateiro, was in the Disney film The Three Caballeros. It became popular as Baía.
Ary Barroso's music for the movie Brazil was even nominated for an Oscar in 1945. He didn't win the Oscar, but he received a special Merit Award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for his amazing work. In 1955, the Brazilian government gave him their highest honor, the National Order of Merit.
More Than Music
Music was just one of Ary Barroso's many talents. He was also a lawyer, but he spent his career working in radio. He was a radio announcer, writer, comedian, reporter, producer, and interviewer. He was also a football commentator!
Ary Barroso was a huge fan of the Clube de Regatas do Flamengo football team in Rio de Janeiro. He loved the team so much that he turned down an offer to move to the United States. This was at the peak of his fame in the 1940s, but he didn't want to be far from his favorite team.
Early Life and Start in Music
Ary Barroso's father was a well-known poet, guitar player, singer, and lawyer. However, Ary became an orphan at age seven when his parents died. He was then raised by his grandmother and aunt.
His aunt insisted that he start studying the piano at age ten. He had to practice for three hours every day. Within two years, he was so good that he was hired to play piano for silent films at the local cinema.
When he was seventeen, Ary inherited some money from his uncle. But he spent it quickly and had to rely on music to earn a living. Besides playing piano in cinemas, he also played in clubs and with orchestras. He also got involved with musical theater. He wrote two songs, "Vou à Penha" and "Vamos deixar de intimidades", which were recorded in 1929. In 1930, he won his first award for a "Carnival Song". He worked with a lyricist named Luís Peixoto and together they wrote over 60 songs and even scripts.
After finishing law school in 1929, Ary Barroso married the daughter of the boarding house where he lived. To earn money, he entered and won a Carnaval song contest in 1930. Three years later, he started hosting his first radio show, which was the beginning of many more.
Death
In 1961, Ary Barroso was diagnosed with liver cirrhosis. He passed away on February 9, 1964.
Filmography
- Alô, Alô, Brasil (1935)
- Music in My Heart (1940)
- Laranja da China (1940)
- Saludos Amigos (1942)
- Gals, Incorporated (1943) (uncredited)
- The Gang's All Here (1943) (uncredited)
- Popular Science (1943) (Documentary)
- Jam Session (1944)
- Something for the Boys (1944)
- Brazil (1944)
- The Three Caballeros (1944)
- Pan-Americana (1945)
- Tell It to a Star (1945)
- Easy to Wed (1946)
- The Lady from Shanghai (1947) (uncredited)
- Road to Rio (1947)
- Esta é Fina (1948)
- Sitting Pretty (1948) (uncredited)
- Revancha (1948)
- Viajera (1952)
- Cantando nace el amor (1954)
- La culpa de los hombres (1955)
- The Eddy Duchin Story (1956) (uncredited)
- Matemática Zero, Amor Dez (1958)
- Holiday for Lovers (1959) (uncredited)
- Garota de Ipanema (1967)
- Os Inconfidentes (1972)
- Silent Movie (1976) (uncredited)
- Bye Bye Brasil (1980)
- O Homem do Pau-Brasil (1982)
- Brazil: O Filme (1985)
- Strictly Ballroom (1992)
- Lucky Break (1994)
- Carmen Miranda: Bananas is My Business (1995) (Documentary)
- Next Stop Wonderland (1998)
- There's Something About Mary (1998)
- Three to Tango (1999)
- Woman on Top (2000)
- Madame Satã (2002)
- Carandiru (2003)
- Something's Gotta Give (2003)
- Millions (2004)
- Ma vie en cinémascope (2004)
- The Aviator (2004)
- La gran final (2006)
- My Kid Could Paint That (2004) (Documentary)
- Chega de Saudade (2007)
- Australia (2008)
- Iron Maiden: Flight 666 (2009) (Documentary)
- Arbitrage (2012)
- Mr. Peabody & Sherman (2014)
- Spy (2015)
See also
In Spanish: Ary Barroso para niños
