Domingos Caldas Barbosa

Domingos Caldas Barbosa

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As the first Brazilian international artist, introducing Brazilian popular music (in the form of the genres modinha and lundu) to the Portuguese court as early as 1775, Domingos Caldas Barbosa figures as one of the most important names in this field. The son of a black slave Angolan woman who arrived pregnant in Rio de Janeiro and a Portuguese tradesman, Caldas Barbosa was acknowledged by his father as a legitimate son and was educated by the Jesuits. In the rare condition of a literate mulatto in the 18th century, Caldas Barbosa evidenced his bitterness against prejudice by composing ironi...