Brazilian singer, songwriter, actor, and painter (1914-2008).
Born April 30th, 1914 in Salvador. [ref]
Died August 16th, 2008 at 94 years old in Rio de Janeiro (kidney cancer). [ref]
Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel