Newton Mendonça

Brazilian musician, composer, and lyricist (1927–1960)
Person human Q705114
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Newton Mendonça

Summary

Newton Mendonça is a human[1]. He was born in Rio de Janeiro[2]. He was born on February 14, 1927[3]. He passed away in Rio de Janeiro[4]. He died on November 22, 1960[5]. He worked as a composer[6], pianist[7], jazz musician[8], writer[9], and songwriter[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (48 views/month, #7,287 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Newton Mendonça was born in Rio de Janeiro[2].
  • Newton Mendonça passed away in Rio de Janeiro[4].
  • Newton Mendonça was born on February 14, 1927[3].
  • Newton Mendonça died on November 22, 1960[5].
  • Newton Mendonça held citizenship in Brazil[12].
  • Portuguese was Newton Mendonça's native language[13].
  • Newton Mendonça's professions included composer[6].
  • Newton Mendonça worked as a pianist[7].
  • Newton Mendonça worked as a jazz musician[8].
  • Newton Mendonça worked as a writer[9].
  • Newton Mendonça worked as a songwriter[10].
  • Newton Mendonça worked as a harmonicist[14].
  • Newton Mendonça is recorded as male[15].
  • Newton Mendonça's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Newton Mendonça's genre is bossa nova[17].
  • The cause of death was myocardial infarction[18].
  • Newton Mendonça's family name is recorded as Ferreira[19].
  • Newton Mendonça's family name is recorded as de Mendonça[20].
  • Newton Mendonça's given name is recorded as Newton[21].
  • Newton Mendonça's topic's main category is recorded as Q27612538[22].
  • Newton Mendonça's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[23].
  • Newton Mendonça's instrument is recorded as piano[24].
  • Newton Mendonça's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Portuguese[25].
  • Newton Mendonça's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'pt', 'text': 'Newton Ferreira de Mendonça'}[26].
  • Newton Mendonça's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'pt', 'text': 'Newton Mendonça'}[27].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: BR[29]

  • Began / founded: 1927-02-14[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1960-11-22[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 30a67440-bf0f-4460-999d-8c056c18ff0e[32]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Rio de Janeiro[2], Newton Mendonça… he was born on February 14, 1927[3]. Portuguese was his native language[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer[6], pianist[7], jazz musician[8], writer[9], songwriter[10], and harmonicist[14].

Death and Burial

Newton Mendonça died on November 22, 1960[5]. He passed away in Rio de Janeiro[4]. The cause of death was myocardial infarction[18].

Why It Matters

Newton Mendonça ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (48 views/month, #7,287 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33]

FAQs

Where was Newton Mendonça born?

Newton Mendonça was born in Rio de Janeiro[2].

Where did Newton Mendonça die?

Newton Mendonça died in Rio de Janeiro[4].

What did Newton Mendonça do for work?

Newton Mendonça worked as composer[6], pianist[7], jazz musician[8], writer[9], and songwriter[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [16] . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . wikidata.org.
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  11. [10] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . Enciclopédia Itaú Cultural. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [5] . Enciclopédia Itaú Cultural. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death Rio de Janeiro
    Copyright representative SBACEM
    Instance of human
    Cause of death myocardial infarction
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