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Cartola

Brazilian singer, composer and poet (1908–1980)
Person human Q2710419
Cartola
José Vasco · Public Domain · Wikimedia

Facts

25 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[15]
Date of birth
October 11, 1908
Date of death
November 30, 1980
Place of birth
Rio de Janeiro
Place of death
Rio de Janeiro
Country of citizenship
Brazil[11]
Ethnic group
African Brazilians[12]
Occupation
singer, composer, sambista, recording artist, writer, musician[13]
Award received
Order of Cultural Merit (Brazil)[14]
Genre
samba[16]
Official website
www.cartola.org.br[22]
Cause of death
thyroid cancer[18]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Portuguese, Brazilian Portuguese[27][28]
Discography
Cartola discography[17]
Family name
de Oliveira[19]
Given name
Angenor[20]
Instrument
voice, guitar, cavaquinho[24][25][26]
Manner of death
natural causes[23]
Name in native language
Angenor de Oliveira[29]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject African diaspora[31]
P14750
0EE2-3190-EAB0-DB84-1EFE
Place of burial
Caju Cemetery[10]
Pseudonym
Cartola[21]
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Start of work period
1927[30]
🏷️ Also known as
en Angenor de Oliveira en Cartola da Angenor de Oliveira de Angenor de Oliveira es Angenor de Oliveira fi Angenor de Oliveira fr Angenor de Oliveira he קרטולה hu Angenor de Oliveira it Angenor de Oliveira ja カルトーラ nl Angenor de Oliveira pl Angenor de Oliveira pt Angenor de Oliveira ro Angenor de Oliveira ru Картола sv Angenor de Oliveira tr Angenor de Oliveira
🔖 Identifiers · 45
ISNI
0000000368627531, 000000012022566X
VIAF cluster ID
24791455
Library of Congress authority ID
n82218997
GND ID
121893642
Album of the Year artist ID
27347
AllMusic artist ID
mn0000150643, mn0000313941
Apple Music artist ID
26496483
BIBSYS ID
13042226
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
13939850p
BlackPast.org ID
global-african-history/cartola-1908-1980
Carnegie Hall agent ID
1014409
Classical Archives composer ID
65055
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Cravo Albin artist ID
artista/cartola
DAHR artist ID
104009
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
121893642
Discogs artist ID
177048
Europeana entity
agent/base/89615
FAST ID
104798
Flemish Public Libraries ID
000021057
Freebase ID
/m/01wwwzj
Genius artist ID
Cartola
Genius artist numeric ID
235848
Google Doodle
cartolas-115th-birthday
IMDb ID
nm0210038
Itaú Cultural ID
pessoa11957/cartola
Jaxsta profile ID
d733abc6-dfb7-44ca-a0fe-e484303a9843
Kinopoisk person ID
770514
Last.fm ID
Cartola
Listal ID
cartola
LyricsTranslate ID
cartola-lyrics.html
MusicBrainz artist ID
7c743881-aed4-47d4-93d5-9fdd6e2904bb, 9c1616c3-bd77-4c8b-a1f9-9d00ee850b06
Musik-Sammler.de artist ID
239955
Muziekweb performer ID
M00000108589
National Library of Brazil ID
000626497
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007325768505171
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX1353501
SBN author ID
DDSV008587
SecondHandSongs artist ID
140017
Spotify artist ID
0RSWHhBUwW7lhCqXqxKxWN
Swedish Film Database person ID
266128
Topic's main category
Category:Cartola
Universal Music France artist ID
20000068700
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PCjw9r3DbxjPCqxJxmJgWj3
Yale LUX ID
person/e5534279-587b-4c27-95ef-608237fe0b13
Yandex Music artist ID
9709

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🔗 Connections
Instrument 3
guitar, cavaquinho, voice
Occupation 3
composer, singer, recording artist
Languages spoken, written or signed 2
Portuguese, Brazilian Portuguese
Award received 1
Order of Cultural Merit (Brazil)
Cause of death 1
thyroid cancer
Country of citizenship 1
Brazil
Ethnic group 1
African Brazilians
Genre 1
samba
Influenced 1
Liniker
Instance of 1
human
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Place of birth 1
Rio de Janeiro
Place of burial 1
Caju Cemetery
Place of death 1
Rio de Janeiro
Sex or gender 1
male
← Cast member 1
Black Orpheus
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Summary

Cartola was born on October 11, 1908[1], in Rio de Janeiro[2]. He died on November 30, 1980[3], in Rio de Janeiro[4]. He worked as a singer[5], composer[6], sambista[7], recording artist[8], and writer[9].

Why It Matters

Cartola has been cited as an influence by Liniker[32], a singer[33], b. 1995[34], of Brazil[35], awarded the Latin Grammy Award for Best MPB Album[36].

FAQs

Where was Cartola born?

Cartola's place of birth was Rio de Janeiro[2].

Where did Cartola die?

Cartola passed away in Rio de Janeiro[4].

What did Cartola do for work?

Cartola worked as a singer[5], composer[6], sambista[7], recording artist[8], and writer[9].

What awards did Cartola receive?

Honors received include Order of Cultural Merit (Brazil)[14].

Who did Cartola influence?

Cartola has been cited as an influence by Liniker[32].

Related Entities

Brazil

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . MusicBrainz. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . MusicBrainz. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . MusicBrainz. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . MusicBrainz. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [1] ↑ . Enciclopédia Itaú Cultural. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] ↑ . Enciclopédia Itaú Cultural. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . Dicionário Cravo Albin da Música Popular Brasileira. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 12w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Rio de Janeiro
    Discography → Cartola discography
    Work period start → —
    Aliases → —
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