Chiquinha Gonzaga
Brazilian composer
Francisca Edwiges Neves Gonzaga, better known as Chiquinha Gonzaga was a Brazilian composer, pianist and the first woman conductor in Brazil.
Chiquinha Gonzaga was the first pianist of "choro" and author of the first carnival march, "Ó Abre Alas".... Wikipedia
Born: October 17, 1847, Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Died: February 28, 1935 (age 87 years), Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Children: João Gualberto Ribeiro do Amaral
Nationality: Brazilian
Parents: José Basileu Gonzaga and Rosa Maria Neves de Lima
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