Fernando Brant

Fernando Brant (born 9 October 1946, Poços de Caldas, Minas Gerais, Brazil – died 12 June 2015, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil) was a Brazilian composer, poet and journalist. From the 1980's onward, he presided over the União Brasileira de Compositores (Brazilian Union of Composers), acting in defense of the copyright of musicians. Fernando Brant is Mariana Brant's uncle.