Braz da Viola | |
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![]() Braz da Viola with a viola caipira | |
Background information | |
Birth name | Braz Roberto da Costa |
Born | 1961 (age 63–64) |
Origin | Minas Gerais, Brazil |
Occupation(s) | Musician, Teacher, Researcher |
Instrument | Viola caipira |
Labels | Independent |
Website | www.brazdaviola.com.br |
Braz Roberto da Costa (born 1961), known professionally as Braz da Viola, is a Brazilian multi-instrumentalist musician, luthier, conductor and teacher. He runs workshops of viola caipira in several cities in Brazil. He played with several guitar players in Brazil, such as Roberto Corrêa, Paulo Freire, Renato Andrade, Pereira da Viola, Ivan Vilela and dual Zé Mulato and Cassiano. He worked with Inezita Barroso, when the singer appeared accompanied by the Orquestra de Viola Caipira de São José dos Campos.[1]