David Antônio Corrêa (5 June 1937 – 10 May 2020) was a Brazilian singer-songwriter of the genres samba, samba-enredo and pagode.
Life As a singer-songwriter, Corrêa released four studio albums and three extended plays from 1976 to 1991.
At the Rio de Janeiro carnival, Corrêa composed various Samba-enredos for various Samba schools, such as Portela, Acadêmicos do Salgueiro, Unidos de Vila Isabel, Imperatriz Leopoldinense, Estação Primeira de Mangueira, Estácio de Sá and Unidos da Ponte, over his 19 years samba-enredo composer career. His most successful year was 1980, in which Portela, the school he was representing and composed the samba-enredo for, won the Rio Carnival samba school parade.
Death On 17 April 2020, Corrêa was run over by a vehicle in Rio de Janeiro, which required him to be hospitalized to have surgery.
Less than a month after being run over, Corrêa died in Rio de Janeiro after following kidney failure brought on by COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil.
Samba-enredos composed for Rio Carnival YearDivisionSamba schoolPlaceSamba-enredoRefs 1973 Group 1 Portela 4th Pasárgada, o Amigo do Rei 1975 Group 1 Portela 5th Macunaíma, Herói de Nossa Gente 1979 Group 1A Portela 3rd Incrível, Fantástico, Extraordinário 1980 Group 1A Portela Winner Hoje Tem Marmelada Group 1B Unidos da Ponte 10th Maravilhosa Marajó 1981 Group 1A Portela 3rd Das Maravilhas do Mar, Fez-se o Esplendor de Uma Noite 1982 Group 1A Portela 2nd Meu Brasil Brasileiro 1984 Group 1A Acadêmicos do Salgueiro 4th Skindô, Skindô 1985 Group 1A Unidos de Vila Isabel 3rd Parece Até que Foi Ontem 1986 Group 1A Unidos de Vila Isabel 11th De Alegria Cantei, de Alegria Pulei, de Três em Três, pelo Mundo Rodei 1988 Group 1 Imperatriz Leopoldinense 14th Conta Outra que Essa Foi Boa 1994 Special Group Estação Primeira de Mangueira 11th Atrás da Verde e Rosa Só não Vai Quem Já Morreu 1995 Special Group Estácio de Sá 7th Uma Vez Flamengo... 2002 Special Group Portela 8th Amazonas, Esse Desconhecido. Delírios e Verdades do Eldorado Verde
Discography Studio albums Year Album Album details 1976 Menino BomLabel: Polydor Records Format: Vinyl 1981 Lição de MalandragemLabel: Top Tape Format: Vinyl 1986 Pique Brasileiro(With Aloísio Machado and Gracia do Salgueiro)Label: 3M Format: Vinyl 1991 Chopp EscuroLabel: CID Format: Vinyl
Extended plays Year Album Album details 1977 CPS Label: Chantecler Format: Vinyl 1979 CPS Label: RGE Format: Vinyl 1980 CPS Label: Top Tape Format: Vinyl
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