Labels Brincante, Eldorado Name Antonio Nobrega | Role Singer Years active 1965 - present Music group Quinteto Armorial | |
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Born May 2, 1952 (age 72) ( 1952-05-02 ) Movies Antonio Nobrega: 9 De Frevereiro Genres Frevo, Maracatu, Classical music People also search for Elba Ramalho, Juarez Moreira, Stefan Karrer Albums Nove de Frevereiro, O Marco do Meio Dia, Brincadeiras de Roda - Estorias e, Lunario perpetuo, Pernambuco falando para o m | ||
Birth name Antonio Carlos Nobrega Occupation(s) Singer, dancer, actor |
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Antonio Nóbrega (born May 2, 1952 in Recife, Brazil) is a Brazilian singer, dancer and actor. Along his career, he composed many songs, wrote many theatrical plays, always trying to spread culture from Pernambuco. In fact, he is considered one of the main artist of that state.
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- Biography
- Discography
- Songs
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Biography

Antonio Nóbrega was born in 1952, in Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil. His father was a doctor and he studied in a Catholic school, Colégio Marista. When he was 12, he started studying music in Escola de Belas Artes do Recife, where he learned how to sing and play violin.
In the 1960s, he became musician for Orquestra de Câmara da Paraíba and Orquestra Sinfônica do Recife. As member of those orchestras, Nóbrega started his musical career. In the 1970s, he joined Quinteto Armorial, a musical group idealized by Ariano Suassuna for creating classical chamber music from Brazilian folklore roots. The group travelled abroad and recorded four albums.

In 1976, he started his solo career. Thereafter, his works mixed music, theatre and dance and contributed to make him famous and prominent. However, he only became famous in all the country in the 1990s, after three shows: "Figural", "Brincante" and "Segundas histórias", starring his character Tonheta, which is a mix of clown and vagabond that tries to captivate people.
In 1983, Nóbrega moved to São Paulo and, as a music and dance researcher, he contributed to create Departamento de Artes Corporais, in Unicamp.

During his career, Nóbrega won several awards. In 1994 and 1996, he won Prêmio Shell and Troféu Mambembe, respectively, for his contributions to art. In 1996, he received Prêmio Sharp for Best Song in regional category due to "Na pancada do ganzá". He also won I Prêmio Multicultural Estadão, in 1997.
Discography
Songs
ChegançaPernambuco falando para o mundo · 1998
Madeira que cupim nao róiMadeira Que Cupim Não Rói / A Pancada do Ganza 2 · 1997
Maracatú misteriosoMadeira Que Cupim Não Rói / A Pancada do Ganza 2 · 1997