# List of Brazilian composers

This is a list of composers who are either native to the country of Brazil, are a citizen of that nation, or have spent a major portion of their career living and working in Brazil. The list is arranged in alphabetical order:
* A
* B
* C
* D
* E
* F
* G
* H
* I
* J
* K
* L
* M
* N
* O
* P
* Q
* R
* S
* T
* U
* V
* W
* X
* Y
* Z

## A

* Ernani Aguiar (born 1950)
* José Antônio Rezende de Almeida Prado (1943–2010)
* Jadir Ambrósio (1922-2014)
* Jorge Antunes (born 1942)
* Armandinho (born 1953)
* Clarice Assad (born 1978)
* Sergio Assad (born 1952)
* Itamar Assumpção (1949–2003)

## B

* Marcos Balter (born 1974)
* Jacob do Bandolim (1918–1969)
* Damião Barbosa de Araújo (1778–1856)
* Cacilda Borges Barbosa (1914–2010)
* Ary Barroso (1903–1964)
* Belchior (singer) (1946–2017)
* Tony Bellotto (born 1960)
* Rafael Bittencourt
* Aldir Blanc (1946–2020)
* Luiz Bonfá (1922–2001)
* Renato Borghetti (born 1963)
* Ronaldo Bôscoli (1928–1994)
* Cláudio Botelho (born 1964)
* Antônio Francisco Braga (1868–1945)
* Ernani Braga (1888–1948)
* Leci Brandão (born 1944)
* Jayme Caetano Braun (1924–1999)
* Sérgio Britto (born 1959)
* Chico Buarque (born 1944)

## C

* Lina Pires de Campos (1918–2003)
* Cláudio Camunguelo (1947–2007)
* Fábio Caramuru (born 1956)
* Altamiro Carrilho (1924–2012)
* Cartola (1908–1980)
* Dinorá de Carvalho (1904/5–1980)
* Sergio Cassiano (born 1967)
* Nelson Cavaquinho (1911–1986)
* Danilo Caymmi (born 1948)
* Cazuza (1958–1990)
* Celeste Jaguaribe de Matos Faria (1873–1938)
* Clarisse Leite (1917–2003)
* Baby Consuelo (born 1952)
* Fabio Costa (born 1971)
* Sueli Costa (1943–2023)
* Yamandu Costa (born 1980)
* Henrique de Curitiba (1934–2008)

## D

* Braz da Viola (born 1961)
* Sandra de Sá (born 1955)
* Dominguinhos (1941–2013)
* Rogério Duprat (1932–2006)

## F

* Eron Falbo
* Marcelo Falcão (born 1973)
* Márcio Faraco (born 1963)
* Maria Helena Rosas Fernandes (born 1933)
* Oscar Lorenzo Fernández (1897–1948)
* Ronaldo Folegatti (1958–2007)
* Walter Franco (1945–2019)
* Marcelo Fromer (1961–2001)

## G

* Luciano Gallet (1893–1931)
* Edu da Gaita (1916–1982)
* Léo Gandelman (born 1956)
* José Maurício Nunes Garcia (1767–1830)
* Charles Gavin (born 1960)
* Egberto Gismonti (born 1947)
* Radamés Gnattali (1906–1988)
* Zequinha de Abreu (1880–1935)
* Antônio Carlos Gomes (1836–1896)
* Chiquinha Gonzaga (1847–1935)
* Gonzaguinha (1945–1991)
* Camargo Guarnieri (1907–1993)
* Fátima Guedes (born 1958)
* César Guerra-Peixe (1914–1993)
* Guinga (born 1950)

## H

* Waldemar Henrique
* Amy Elsie Horrocks

## J

* Najla Jabor
* Léo Jaime
* Antonio Carlos Jobim
* Henry Jolles
* Jorge Ben Jor
* Flávio José

## K

* Eunice Katunda
* Hans-Joachim Koellreutter

## L

* Osvaldo Lacerda
* Dona Ivone Lara
* Victor Lazzarini
* Rita Lee
* Vânia Dantas Leite
* Alexandre Levy
* Marina Lima
* Paulo Costa Lima
* Ivan Lins
* Emerico Lobo de Mesquita
* Elias Álvares Lobo
* Edu Lobo

## M

* João MacDowell
* Ernst Mahle
* Luísa Maita
* Gui Mallon
* Luiz Marenco
* Ugo Marotta
* Herivelto Martins
* Jorge Mautner
* Julio Medaglia
* Ernst Mehlich
* Helena Meirelles
* Branco Mello
* Gilberto Mendes
* Eduardo Mendonça
* Alexandre Menezes
* Francisco Mignone
* Leopoldo Miguez
* Paulo Miklos
* Eduardo Reck Miranda
* Ronaldo Miranda
* Miúcha
* Marisa Monte
* Jaques Morelenbaum
* Túlio Mourão

## N

* Ernesto Nazareth
* Milton Nascimento
* Alberto Nepomuceno
* Dudu Nobre
* Marlos Nobre
* Ilza Nogueira
* João Nogueira

## O

* Jocy de Oliveira
* Henrique Oswald

## P

* Hermeto Pascoal
* Pit Passarell
* Heitor Pereira
* Emanuel Dimas de Melo Pimenta
* Leila Pinheiro
* Pixinguinha

## R

* Zé Ramalho
* Robertinho do Recife
* Dilermando Reis
* Nando Reis
* Marisa Rezende
* Angela Ro Ro
* Lupicínio Rodrigues
* Zé Rodrix
* Dom Um Romão
* Noel Rosa

## S

* Tico Santa Cruz
* Cláudio Santoro
* Guido Santórsola
* Arthur Napoleão dos Santos
* Moacir Santos
* Esther Scliar
* Kilza Setti
* Francisco Manuel da Silva
* Joaquim Antonio (Callado) da Silva
* Adelaide Pereira da Silva
* Joanídia Sodré
* Mitar Subotić

## T

* Ricardo Tacuchian
* Sebastião Tapajós
* Wagner Tiso
* Dudu Tucci

## V

* Alceu Valença
* Geraldo Vandré
* Paulo Vanzolini
* Caetano Veloso
* José Carlos Amaral Vieira
* Ivan Vilela
* Martinho da Vila
* Heitor Villa-Lobos

## Z

* Kiko Zambianchi
* Edson Zampronha