Catulo Da Paixão Cearense

Catulo Da Paixão Cearense was a Brazilian poet, composer, singer, and pioneering guitarist whose work helped reform the modinha and establish the guitar in Brazil’s elite music culture. Born in São Luís, Maranhão, in 1863, he moved to Rio de Janeiro in 1880, where he immersed himself in the city’s choro and serenata scenes alongside figures like Anacleto de Medeiros and Joaquim Calado.