1. Benedicto Lacerda was a Brazilian composer, flutist, and maestro.
11 Facts About Benedito Lacerda
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Benedito Lacerda was born in 1903 in the city of Macae, the child of washerwoman Dona Lousada.
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Benedito Lacerda later moved with his mother to the city of Rio de Janeiro, more specifically to the Estacio neighborhood.
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Benedito Lacerda attended performances of the Sociedade Musical Nova Aurora orchestra since his childhood.
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Later on, Benedito Lacerda came to serve in the military and went on to play in a band in the regiment and played the bumbo, in a time where the genre was still relatively obscure.
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Benedito Lacerda became one of the regiment's flutists, becoming accomplished and rising up the ranks.
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Benedito Lacerda went on to play the flute in the regiment's rendition of the Antonio Carlos Gomes opera O Guarany.
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Benedito Lacerda served in the military for 5 years, after which he requested a discharge and began playing music full time.
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Benedito Lacerda was a founder of the Uniao Brasileira de Compositores and director of the Brazilian Society of Authors, Composers, and Writers of Music.
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Benedito Lacerda died in Rio de Janeiro in 1958, a victim of lung cancer.
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The official name of Macae Airport had been previously named after Benedito Lacerda, but was changed in 2022 to Joaquim de Azevedo Mancebo Airport, after the founder of the local air club.