António Chainho

Summary

António Chainho is a human^[1]. Born in Santiago do Cacém^[2], he… he was born on January 27, 1938^[3]. He died in Alfragide^[4]. He died on January 27, 2026^[5]. He worked as a composer^[6] and guitarist^[7]. He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[8]

Key Facts

• Born in Santiago do Cacém^[2], António Chainho…
• António Chainho died in Alfragide^[4].
• António Chainho was born on January 27, 1938^[3].
• António Chainho died on January 27, 2026^[5].
• António Chainho held citizenship in Portugal^[9].
• Portuguese was António Chainho's native language^[10].
• António Chainho's professions included composer^[6].
• António Chainho worked as a guitarist^[7].
• António Chainho received the Commander of the Order of Prince Henry^[11].
• António Chainho received the Medalha de Mérito Municipal^[12].
• António Chainho is recorded as male^[13].
• António Chainho's instance of is recorded as human^[14].
• António Chainho's genre is fado^[15].
• António Chainho's Commons category is recorded as António Chainho^[16].
• António Chainho's family name is recorded as Chainho^[17].
• António Chainho's given name is recorded as António^[18].
• António Chainho's official website is recorded as http://www.antoniochainho.com/^[19].
• António Chainho's topic's main category is recorded as Category:António Chainho^[20].
• António Chainho's instrument is recorded as Portuguese guitar^[21].
• António Chainho's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Portuguese^[22].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[23]

• Country: PT^[24]

• Began / founded: 1938-01-27^[25]

• Ended / dissolved: 2026-01-27^[26]

• Genre(s): fado, instrumental^[27]

• Community tags: fado, instrumental, portugal, portuguese guitar^[28]

• MusicBrainz ID: 0f04068a-7e17-4d20-8bdd-af2c2bf4dfea^[29]

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Origins and Family

António Chainho's place of birth was Santiago do Cacém^[2]. He was born on January 27, 1938^[3]. Portuguese was his native language^[10].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer^[6] and guitarist^[7].

Recognition

Awards received include Commander of the Order of Prince Henry^[11], a grade of an order^[30], in Portugal^[31] and Medalha de Mérito Municipal^[12], an award^[32], in Portugal^[33].

Death and Burial

António Chainho died on January 27, 2026^[5]. He passed away in Alfragide^[4].

Why It Matters

António Chainho has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[8] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]

FAQs

Where was António Chainho born?

António Chainho was born in Santiago do Cacém^[2].

Where did António Chainho die?

António Chainho passed away in Alfragide^[4].

What did António Chainho do for work?

António Chainho worked as composer^[6] and guitarist^[7].

What awards did António Chainho receive?

Honors received include Commander of the Order of Prince Henry^[11] and Medalha de Mérito Municipal^[12].