# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/laurindo-almeida
# Generated: 2026-08-14T11:22:51.952Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/laurindo-almeida"
name: "Laurindo Almeida"
slug: "laurindo-almeida"
description: "Laurindo José de Araújo Almeida Nóbrega Neto was a Brazilian guitarist and composer in classical, jazz, and Latin music. He was one of the pioneers in the creation of bossa nova. Almeida was the first guitarist to receive Grammy Awards for both classical and jazz performances. His discography encompasses more than a hundred recordings over five decades."
tagline: "Brazilian virtuoso guitarist and composer (1917-1995)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Laurindo_Almeida_Gottlieb.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "BR"
category:
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  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1917-09-02"
deathDate: "1995-07-26"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             8.938810290890412
  historical:           16.49018
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     70
  profileCompleteness:  80
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0021843/"
    handle:    "nm0021843"
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    url:       "http://www.laurindoalmeida.com/"
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    title: "로린도 알메이다"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump