Jazz samba and bossa nova musician known for his work with the bossa nova Tamba Trio/Tamba 4 during the 1960s.
He was a trained classical Pianist who would incorporate these techniques into many bossa nova standards, including The Hill by
He composed The Dolphin, which became a jazz standard.
He was related to Portuguese realist Writer José Maria de Eça de Queiroz.
His work, The Dolphin, was so esteemed that it was covered by artists ranging from Bill Evans to Denny Zeitlin to Stan Getz.
