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Brazilian composer and guitar virtuoso central to the Bossa Nova movement, internationally renowned for his film compositions.Born in Rio de Janeiro, Bonfá began guitar studies at age 11 under Uruguayan master Isaías Sávio. He gained global fame through his collaboration with Antônio Carlos Jobim and Vinicius de Moraes on the soundtrack for Marcel Camus' film 'Black Orpheus' (1959), which won the Palme d'Or and Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. His compositions 'Manhã de Carnaval'...