Altamiro Carrilho

Altamiro Carrilho
Birth name Altamiro Aquino Carrilho
Born December 21, 1924
Santo Antônio de Pádua, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Died August 15, 2012 (aged 87)
Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
Genres Choro
Instruments Western concert flute
Years active 1943 - 2012
Website www.altamirocarrilho.com.br/

Altamiro Carrilho (born Altamiro Aquino Carrilho; December 21, 1924 – August 15, 2012) was a Brazilian musician and composer. He is widely regarded as a master flutist and a major representative of the choro genre.

Carrilho died of lung cancer on August 15, 2012, in Rio de Janeiro.[1]

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