Cornélio Pires

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Cornélio Pires (bornJuly 13, 1884 in Tietê – died February 17, 1958 in São Paulo) was a journalist, writer, and Brazilian folklorist.

Cornélio Pires was the most important studious of the country man, he understood him, and was the first to launch, in 78 rpm records, the country music, called today "roots music", as opposed to country music.

Cornélio Pires is a cousin of the writers Elsie Lessa, Ivan Lessa and Sergio Pinheiro Lopes.


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