Hermeto Pascoal

Brazilian composer, musician and record producer (1936–2025)

Person Human Q560969

Facts

27 properties

Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[19]
Date of birth: June 22, 1936
Date of death: September 13, 2025
Place of birth: Arapiraca, Lagoa da Canoa^[10]
Place of death: Samaritano Barra Hospital, Rio de Janeiro^[11]
Country of citizenship: Brazil^[12]
Occupation: composer, saxophonist, jazz musician, pianist, guitarist, jazz guitarist, singer, multi-instrumentalist^[13]^[14]^[15]
Field of work: music^[16]
Award received: Order of Cultural Merit (Brazil)^[17]
Genre: jazz^[20]
Official website: www.allmusic.com^[27]
Cause of death: pulmonary fibrosis^[22]
Languages spoken, written or signed: Portuguese^[35]
End of work period: 2025^[38]
Family name: Pascoal^[24]
Given name: Hermeto^[25]
Instrument: saxophone, piano, voice, flute, musical keyboard^[30]^[31]^[32]^[33]^[34]
Manner of death: natural causes^[29]
Medical condition: albinism^[28]
Member of: Sambrasa Trio^[18]
Number of children: +6^[36]
On focus list of Wikimedia project: Musica Brasilis GLAM^[39]
Pseudonym: O Bruxo^[26]

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Record label: Warner Music Brasil^[21]
Residence: Curitiba^[23]
Start of work period: 1950^[37]

🏷️ Also known as

en Hermeto Paschoal en Hermeto Pascoal de Hermeto Paschoal de Pascoal es Hermeto Paschoal fr Hermeto Paschoal he הרמטו פסקואל it Hermeto Paschoal ja エルメート・パスコアール ko 에르메투 파스코아우 nl Hermeto Paschoal pt Hermeto Paschoal ro Hermeto Paschoal

🔖 Identifiers · 55

ISNI: 0000000081569549
VIAF cluster ID: 76501110
Library of Congress Authorities ID: n87117616
GND ID: 134613562
Image (Wikimedia Commons): 03 230624 - Bruno Figueiredo - SENSA - 082 (53045415791).jpg ↗
All About Jazz musician ID: 10140
AllMusic artist ID: mn0000572263
BBC Things ID: 5ab312b1-1ab0-4e48-89ed-71fc60fa6526
Bandcamp profile ID: hermetopascoal
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 138982756
Carnegie Hall agent ID: 1009781
CiNii Research ID: 1140563741774542848

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Classical Archives composer ID: 84461
Cravo Albin artist ID: artista/hermeto-pascoal
DDB person (GND) ID: 134613562
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID: 134613562
Discogs artist ID: 256166
Europeana entity: agent/base/61544
FAST ID: 1928129
Facebook username: hermeto.pascoal.o.campeao
Film.ru person ID: hermeto-paschoal
Freebase ID: /m/01l26k3
GTAA ID: 140332
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID: Hermeto_Pascoal
Grove Music Online ID: J662500
HAND ID: B84D-74A7-B542-E7E9-B9E3
IMDb ID: nm0664378
IdRef ID: 110253361
Itaú Cultural ID: pessoa26091/hermeto-pascoal
J9U entity ID: 987007319431705171
Jaxsta profile ID: 79376b28-5d0c-47a0-bcfc-15c92f06fab4
Kinobox person ID: 895231
Last.fm ID: Hermeto+Pascoal
Les Archives du spectacle person ID: 183209
Montreux Jazz Festival person ID: 15384
MusicBrainz artist ID: c7a4c4a0-9544-44e3-87f2-5779d18b753f
Musica Brasilis composer ID: hermeto-pascoal
Musik-Sammler.de artist ID: 112791
Muziekweb performer ID: M00000274295
NACSIS-CAT author ID: DA12406068
National Library of Brazil ID: 000218068
National Library of Poland MMS ID: 9810594437805606
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID: 100260934
Oxford Reference overview ID: 20110803100309125
Quora topic ID: Hermeto-Pascoal
Radio France person ID: hermeto-pascoal
SBN author ID: LO1V374878
SecondHandSongs artist ID: 29816
Songkick artist ID: 371737
TMDB person ID: 237143
TheaterEncyclopedie ID: 01944072-f9c6-73ee-bf36-c0ab2be64eef
WorldCat Entities ID: E39PBJbttKfHgCQHMj49TBxhpP
Yale LUX ID: person/83320d19-cc16-4375-bfdb-1476855d7a55
Yandex Music artist ID: 8037
ČSFD person ID: 214535

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🔗 Connections

Occupation 7

composer, singer, pianist, guitarist, multi-instrumentalist, saxophonist, jazz musician

Instrument 5

piano, flute, saxophone, musical keyboard, voice

Mb:performer of 4

Cérebro Magnético, Eu e eles, Slaves Mass, Zabumbê-bum-á

Mb:composer 2

Nem Um Talvez, Nem Um Talvez

Place of birth 2

Arapiraca, Lagoa da Canoa

Award received 1

Order of Cultural Merit (Brazil)

Cause of death 1

pulmonary fibrosis

Country of citizenship 1

Brazil

Field of work 1

music

Genre 1

jazz

Instance of 1

human

Languages spoken, written or signed 1

Portuguese

Manner of death 1

natural causes

Mb:member of band 1

Quarteto Novo

Medical condition 1

albinism

Place of death 1

Rio de Janeiro

Record label 1

Warner Music Brasil

Residence 1

Curitiba

Sex or gender 1

male

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Królewska Wola

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Summary

Hermeto Pascoal was born on June 22, 1936^[1], in Arapiraca^[2]. He died on September 13, 2025^[3], in Samaritano Barra Hospital^[4]. He worked as a composer^[5], saxophonist^[6], jazz musician^[7], pianist^[8], and guitarist^[9].

FAQs

Where was Hermeto Pascoal born?

Hermeto Pascoal was born in Arapiraca^[2].

Where did Hermeto Pascoal die?

Hermeto Pascoal died in Samaritano Barra Hospital^[4].

What did Hermeto Pascoal do for work?

Hermeto Pascoal worked as a composer^[5], saxophonist^[6], jazz musician^[7], pianist^[8], and guitarist^[9].

What awards did Hermeto Pascoal receive?

Honors received include Order of Cultural Merit (Brazil)^[17].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Hermeto Pascoal — place of birth (P19): Arapiraca. MusicBrainz. Retrieved 2025-11-11. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Hermeto Pascoal — place of birth (P19): Lagoa da Canoa. Musica Brasilis. Retrieved 2026-10-17. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Hermeto Pascoal — place of death (P20): Samaritano Barra Hospital. abc.es. abc.es. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Hermeto Pascoal — place of death (P20): Rio de Janeiro. MusicBrainz. Retrieved 2025-11-11. theaterencyclopedie.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Hermeto Pascoal — sex or gender (P21): male. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Hermeto Pascoal — country of citizenship (P27): Brazil. Musica Brasilis. Retrieved 2025-11-11. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Hermeto Pascoal — field of work (P101): music. Musica Brasilis. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Hermeto Pascoal — occupation (P106): composer. Musica Brasilis. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Hermeto Pascoal — occupation (P106): saxophonist. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Hermeto Pascoal — occupation (P106): jazz musician. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Hermeto Pascoal — occupation (P106): pianist. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Hermeto Pascoal — occupation (P106): guitarist. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Hermeto Pascoal — occupation (P106): jazz guitarist. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Hermeto Pascoal — occupation (P106): singer. Retrieved 2019-06-20. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Hermeto Pascoal — occupation (P106): multi-instrumentalist. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Hermeto Pascoal — genre (P136): jazz. Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved 2020-09-28. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Hermeto Pascoal — award received (P166): Order of Cultural Merit (Brazil). wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Hermeto Pascoal — record label (P264): Warner Music Brasil. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Hermeto Pascoal — member of (P463): Sambrasa Trio. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Hermeto Pascoal — cause of death (P509): pulmonary fibrosis. abc.es. abc.es. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Hermeto Pascoal — residence (P551): Curitiba. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Hermeto Pascoal — date of birth (P569): June 22, 1936. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2014-05-03. theaterencyclopedie.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Hermeto Pascoal — date of death (P570): September 13, 2025. Reuters. Retrieved 2025-11-11. reuters.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ Hermeto Pascoal — family name (P734): Pascoal. wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ Hermeto Pascoal — given name (P735): Hermeto. wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ Hermeto Pascoal — pseudonym (P742): O Bruxo. wikidata.org.
[27] ↑ Hermeto Pascoal — official website (P856): https://www.allmusic.com/artist/hermeto-pascoal-mn0000572263#biography. wikidata.org.
[28] ↑ Hermeto Pascoal — medical condition (P1050): albinism. wikidata.org.
[29] ↑ Hermeto Pascoal — manner of death (P1196): natural causes. abc.es. abc.es. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[30] ↑ Hermeto Pascoal — instrument (P1303): saxophone. Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved 2020-09-28. wikidata.org.
[31] ↑ Hermeto Pascoal — instrument (P1303): piano. Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved 2020-09-28. wikidata.org.
[32] ↑ Hermeto Pascoal — instrument (P1303): voice. Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved 2020-09-28. wikidata.org.
[33] ↑ Hermeto Pascoal — instrument (P1303): flute. Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved 2020-09-28. wikidata.org.
[34] ↑ Hermeto Pascoal — instrument (P1303): musical keyboard. Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved 2020-09-28. wikidata.org.
[35] ↑ Hermeto Pascoal — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): Portuguese. wikidata.org.
[36] ↑ Hermeto Pascoal — number of children (P1971): 6. oglobo.globo.com. oglobo.globo.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[37] ↑ Hermeto Pascoal — start of work period (P2031): 1950. wikidata.org.
[38] ↑ Hermeto Pascoal — end of work period (P2032): 2025. wikidata.org.
[39] ↑ Hermeto Pascoal — on focus list of Wikimedia project (P5008): Musica Brasilis GLAM. wikidata.org.

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Occupation → composer, saxophonist, jazz musician +1

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Occupation → composer, saxophonist, jazz musician +1

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