1940
Life
- Leopold Stokowski visits Rio de Janeiro. See the fascinating story at Daniella Thompson's fabulous website Stalking Stokowski. Villa-Lobos helps the visiting conductor hook up with popular music greats Donga, Cartola, Zé Espinguela and Pixinguinha.
- April: Opera Izaht opens in Rio
- Toscanini and the NBC Symphony Orchestra tour Brazil
Works
The World
- Birth of Astrud Gilberto, Pelé, Frank Zappa
- Founding of the Orquestra Sinfônica, Rio de Janeiro
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