Castro Barbosa

Brazilian singer, actor, composer, and comedian

Joaquim Silvério de Castro Barbosa
Castro Barbosa, 1961
Born	1905
Died	1975
Occupation(s)	Singer, actor

Castro Barbosa (1905-1975) was a Brazilian actor and singer. His song, O Teu Cabelo Nao Nega, Mulata!, became a hit in Brazil in 1932.^[1]

References

^ McCann, Bryan (Summer 2001). "Noel Rosa's Nationalist Logic". Luso-Brazilian Review. 38 (1): 14–15. JSTOR 3513674. "O Teu Cabelo Nao Nega, Mulata" ["Your Hair Does Not Deny It, Mulata"] is one of the most famous carnival hits of all time. It is a marcha, a close relative of samba, and the mainstay of carnival in the era. [...] The marcha was first recorded in December, 1931, by the singer Castro Barbosa, and became the hit of the 1932s Carnival.