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Moacir Santos

Brazilian composer (1924–2006)
Person human Q3317553

Facts

16 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[14]
Date of birth
April 8, 1924
Date of death
August 6, 2006
Place of birth
Pernambuco
Place of death
Pasadena
Country of citizenship
Brazil[10]
Occupation
banjoist, saxophonist, composer, film score composer, conductor, music arranger, singer[11][12]
Award received
Order of Cultural Merit (Brazil)[13]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Portuguese[19]
Family name
Santos[16]
Given name
Moacir[17]
Instrument
saxophone[18]
P14750
904C-C8C1-1E9A-6D5A-D4F5[21]
Record label
Blue Note[15]
Start of work period
1943[20]
🏷️ Also known as
en Moacir Santos ja モアシール・サントス pt Moacyr Santos ru Моакир Сантос
🔖 Identifiers · 32
ISNI
0000000111194419
VIAF cluster ID
107541586
Library of Congress authority ID
no98039328
GND ID
1081631686
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Moacir Santos (1964).tif ↗
AllMusic artist ID
mn0000572483
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
140426491
Cinémathèque québécoise person ID
45990
Cravo Albin artist ID
artista/moacir-santos
Deezer artist ID
186420
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
1081631686
Discogs artist ID
253379
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Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Moacir-Santos
Europeana entity
agent/base/17983
FAST ID
1540513
Film.ru person ID
moacir-santos
Filmportal ID
2402df3e5a31413e8ab93e0feddc58eb
Freebase ID
/m/03m5ppm
GTAA ID
1429678
Google Play Music artist ID (former scheme)
A4kfkyfi5ewwkz62ljwlzzcd5fq
IMDb ID
nm0764213
IdRef ID
158486889
Itaú Cultural ID
pessoa16236/moacir-santos
Kinobox person ID
990315
MusicBrainz artist ID
14e97ed2-4fab-4ae6-b914-bc2fb14e7de9
Muziekweb performer ID
M00000174891
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX4899404
Rate Your Music artist ID
moacir_santos
TMDB person ID
1175182
Topic's main category
Category:Moacir Santos
WhoSampled artist ID
Moacir-Santos
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJtGXTFrh8bXF6XX3q4KBP

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Summary

Moacir Santos was born on April 8, 1924[1], in Pernambuco[2]. He died on August 6, 2006[3], in Pasadena[4]. He worked as a banjoist[5], saxophonist[6], composer[7], film score composer[8], and conductor[9].

FAQs

Where was Moacir Santos born?

Moacir Santos was born in Pernambuco[2].

Where did Moacir Santos die?

Moacir Santos died in Pasadena[4].

What did Moacir Santos do for work?

Moacir Santos worked as a banjoist[5], saxophonist[6], composer[7], film score composer[8], and conductor[9].

What awards did Moacir Santos receive?

Honors received include Order of Cultural Merit (Brazil)[13].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Nicereddy · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Deezer artist ID → 186420
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  2. 4w ago · Printstream · 2026-10-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  3. 12w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → 904C-C8C1-1E9A-6D5A-D4F5
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  4. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID → 1081631686
    AllMusic artist ID → mn0000572483
    Library of Congress authority ID → no98039328
    Place of birth → Pernambuco
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