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Biography
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Altamiro Carrilho
Real name: Altamiro De Aquino Carrilho
Effective period / Period of releases: 1957 - 1999
Brazilian flute player and songwriter. He is widely regarded as a master flutist and a major representative of the choro genre. Since the 1940s he's played with many major Brazilian artists.Brother of Álvaro Carrilho and uncle of Maurício Carrilho.
b.: December 21, 1924 - Santo Antônio de Pádua, RJ
d.: August 15, 2012 - Rio de Janeiro, RJ