Milton de Oliveira Ismael Silva (September 14, 1905 - March 14, 1978), known as Ismael Silva, was a Brazilian

samba Samba (), also known as samba urbano carioca (''urban Carioca samba'') or simply samba carioca (''Carioca samba''), is a Brazilian music genre that originated in the Afro-Brazilian communities of Rio de Janeiro in the early 20th century. Havin ...

musician. In 1925 he had his first recorded his samba. His best-known compositions were ''Me faz carinhos'', ''Se você jurar'', ''Antonico'', ''Para me livrar do mal'', ''Novo amor'', ''Ao romper da aurora'', ''Tristezas não pagam dívidas'', ''Me diga o teu nome'', among others. Imprisoned at one point for five years, but getting out after two for good behaviour, he became reclusive upon release and only returned to the Carioca scene in the fifties. It is known that during that period he went through tremendous financial difficulties. One of his last concerts was in the year 1973, produced by

Ricardo Cravo Albim Ricardo is the Spanish and Portuguese cognate of the name Richard. It derived from Proto-Germanic ''*rīks'' 'king, ruler' + ''*harduz'' 'hard, brave'. It may be a given name, or a surname. People Given name *Ricardo de Araújo Pereira, Portugu ...

.Dicionário Cravo Albim da Música Popular Brasileira. He died in 1978 of a heart attack as a result of complications arising after surgery to treat a varicose ulcer he had on one leg.

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