Hermeto Pascoal

Hermeto Pascoal (June 22, 1936 – September 13, 2025) was a Brazilian composer and musician. He was born in Lagoa da Canoa, Alagoas, Brazil. Pascoal was best known for being a record producer and contributor to many Brazilian and international albums. He worked with Miles Davis for his 1971 album Live-Evil. Davis called Pascoal "the most impressive musician in the world".

In 2019, his album Hermeto Pascoal e Sua Visão Original do Forró won the Latin Grammy Award for Best Portuguese Language Roots Album.

Pascoal died on September 13, 2025 at a hospital in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from multiple organ failure, aged 89. 

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Category:1936 births
Category:2025 deaths
Category:Deaths from multiple organ failure
Category:Brazilian composers
Category:Musicians from Rio de Janeiro
Category:Writers from Rio de Janeiro
Category:Latin Grammy Award winners