Severino Dias de Oliveira
(26 March 1930, Itabaiana

Itabaiana, Paraíba

Itabaiana, Paraíba is a town and municipality in the state of Paraíba in the Northeast Region of Brazil.-References:...

, Brazil

Brazil

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 – 14 December 2006,
João Pessoa

João Pessoa

João Pessoa , is the capital city of the state of Paraíba, was founded in 1585 and sometimes called the city where the sun rises first, is a Brazilian city and the easternmost city in the Americas at 34º47'38"W, 7º9'28"S. Local residents call its easternmost point Ponta do Seixas. It is also...

, Paraíba

Paraíba

Paraíba Paraíba Paraíba (Tupi: pa'ra a'íba: "bad to navigation"; Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: is a state of Brazil. It is located in the Brazilian Northeast, and is bordered by Rio Grande do Norte to the north, Ceará to the west, Pernambuco to the south and the Atlantic Ocean to the east...

, Brazil)
was a Brazilian accordion

Accordion

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ist and guitarist.
In addition to in his home state of Paraíba, in Recife, and in Rio de Janeiro,
he worked and lived in Paris, Lisbon, and New York on and off throughout his life.
He is best known internationally for his work with Scandinavian jazz musicians in the 1980s.
His most famous songs are the Brazilian popular classic