This is a list of Brazilian musicians, musicians born in Brazil or who have Brazilian citizenship or residency. Classical music Alberto Nepomuceno (1864-1920), classical musician and composer Alexandre Levy (1864-1892), classical composer, pianist and conductor André da Silva Gomes (1752-1844), classical musician and sacred music composer Antonietta Rudge (1885-1974), classical pianist Brasílio Itiberê da Cunha (1846-1913), classical composer, lawyer and Brazilian diplomat Camargo Guarnieri (1907-1993), classical musician and composer Clarice Assad (1978-), classical composer Carlos Gomes (1836-1896), classical musician and composer César Guerra-Peixe (1914-1993), classical musician and composer Cláudio Santoro (1919-1989), classical musician and composer Elias Álvares Lobo (1834-1901), classical musician and composer Francisco Braga (1868-1945), classical composer, conductor and teacher Francisco Gomes da Rocha (1754-1808), classical composer Francisco Manuel da Silva (1795-1865), classical musician and composer Maria Alice de Mendonça, pianist and composer Francisco Mignone (1897-1986), classical composer and conductor Gilberto Mendes (1922-2016), classical composer Guiomar Novaes (1895-1979), classical pianist Hans-Joachim Koellreutter (1915-2005), composer, teacher and musicologist Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959), classical musician and composer Henrique Oswald (1852-1931), composer and pianist Jorge Antunes (1942- ), classical musician and composer José Antônio Rezende de Almeida Prado (1943-2010), classical musician, pianist and composer José Carlos Amaral Vieira (1952- ), classical musician, pianist and composer José Joaquim Emerico Lobo de Mesquita (1746-1805), classical musician and composer José Maurício Nunes Garcia (1767-1830), classical musician and composer Leopoldo Miguez (1850-1902), classical musician and composer Luiz Hernane Barros De Carvalho, cellist Magda Tagliaferro (1893-1986), classical pianist and teacher Maria d'Apparecida (1926–2017), opera singer Marlos Nobre (1939- ), classical musician and composer Milton Nascimento (1942- ), jazz/folk guitarist, musician and composer Nelson Freire (1944- ), classical pianist. Osvaldo Lacerda (1927-2011), classical musician and composer Radamés Gnattali (1906-1988), classical composer, conductor, orchestrator and arranger Yara Bernette (1920-2002), classical pianist Samba Adoniran Barbosa (1912–1982), singer and composer Alcione Nazaré (1947– ), singer Ary Barroso (1903–1964), singer and composer Beth Carvalho (1946–2019), singer Braguinha (1907–2006), singer and composer Carmen Miranda (1909–1955), singer, dancer, actress Cartola (1908–1980), singer and composer Clara Nunes (1943–1983), singer and composer Edson Ribeiro (1972– ), musician, footballer and composer Elizeth Cardoso (1920–1990), singer Elza Soares (1930–2022 ), singer Fernanda Porto (1965– ), singer and composer Jamelão (1913–2008), singer João Nogueira (1941–2000), singer and composer Jorge Aragão (1949– ), singer and composer Noel Rosa (1910–1937), singer and composer Paulinho da Viola (1942– ), singer and composer Pixinguinha (1897–1973), composer Seu Jorge (1970– ), singer and composer Zeca