Heitor Villa-Lobos was born on March 5, 1887, Brazilian composer and conductor, was considered the greatest exponent of modernism in music of Brazil. From an early age had everything to gain such recognition, was encouraged to study early, and his father Raul Villa-Lobos gave him musical education and gave him his first guitar and put him to cello lessons.
At age 12 he was an orphan, and began playing in theaters, cafes and balls. In 1913 he married the pianist Lucilia Gumarães and settled in Rio de Janeiro. In 1922 the famous week of Modern Art of São Paulo established the composer's name. He traveled to Europe in 1927, and returned in 1930, where he made a tour of sixty-six cities. His marriage with the pianist Lucilia Guimarães ended in the 1930s.
In 1945, Heitor Villa-Lobos founded the Brazilian Academy of Music.
If operated from cancer in 1948, and married again, only now with Arminda Neves d'Alema, the Jellybean, a former student. Heitor Villa-Lobos died on November 17, 1959, his wife took charge of the dissemination of a monumental work. Villa-Lobos never had children. In 1960 he was created the Villa-Lobos Museum in the city of Rio de Janeiro.
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