Paulo Machado de Carvalho Filho
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Paulo Machado de Carvalho Filho (April 25, 1924, São Paulo
– September 14, 2010) was a Brazil
ian businessman and impresario
who founded Jovem Pan
Radio, which is based in Sao Paulo
. He was also known as Paulinho Machado de Carvalho. He served as the first president of the Associação Brasileira das Emissoras de Rádio e Televisão (ABERT). Terra Networks has called him one of the most important people in the history of Brazilian media.
Filho was the son of Paulo Machado de Carvalho (1901–1992), who founded Rádio Record
in 1932. Filho worked at for several years, until the company was sold to Edir Macedo
. He began worki in Brazilian television, which was at its infancy in the country at the time. Filho was credited with creating several important Brazilian television series, including Família Trapo.
Filho also worked as a concert promoter and impresario, recruiting such international artists as Sammy Davis Jr., Louis Armstrong
and Nat King Cole
to perform in Brazil. He served as the head of Rádio Records during the 1960s and promoted several impoartant music festivals during that era. He founded Rádio Panamericana, which is now known as Jovem Pan
.
Paulo Machado de Carvalho Filho died of prostate cancer
on September 14, 2010, at the hospital Sírio-Libanês in Sao Paulo at the age of 86. He was buried at the Cemitério do Morumbi in Sao Paulo.
São Paulo
São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...
– September 14, 2010) was a Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian businessman and impresario
Impresario
An impresario is a person who organizes and often finances concerts, plays or operas; analogous to a film producer in filmmaking, television production and an angel investor in business...
who founded Jovem Pan
Jovem Pan
Jovem Pan is the main Brazilian radio station based in São Paulo, Brazil,leading the largest Latin America radio stations network, Jovem Pan Sat. The network has several bureaus, 142 affiliated stations all over Brazil. Jovem Pan broadcasts through satellite digital quality sound reaching more than...
Radio, which is based in Sao Paulo
São Paulo
São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...
. He was also known as Paulinho Machado de Carvalho. He served as the first president of the Associação Brasileira das Emissoras de Rádio e Televisão (ABERT). Terra Networks has called him one of the most important people in the history of Brazilian media.
Filho was the son of Paulo Machado de Carvalho (1901–1992), who founded Rádio Record
Rádio Record
Rádio Record is a Brazilian radio station based in São Paulo, Brazil. It is part of the Central Record de Comunicação and operates in the frequency 1000 kHz AM...
in 1932. Filho worked at for several years, until the company was sold to Edir Macedo
Edir Macedo
Edir Macedo Bezerra is a Brazilian religious leader. Macedo was raised Catholic, but by 1970 was a Pentecostal. He founded the "Neo-Pentecostal" Universal Church of the Kingdom of God in Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil in 1977....
. He began worki in Brazilian television, which was at its infancy in the country at the time. Filho was credited with creating several important Brazilian television series, including Família Trapo.
Filho also worked as a concert promoter and impresario, recruiting such international artists as Sammy Davis Jr., Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong , nicknamed Satchmo or Pops, was an American jazz trumpeter and singer from New Orleans, Louisiana....
and Nat King Cole
Nat King Cole
Nathaniel Adams Coles , known professionally as Nat King Cole, was an American musician who first came to prominence as a leading jazz pianist. Although an accomplished pianist, he owes most of his popular musical fame to his soft baritone voice, which he used to perform in big band and jazz genres...
to perform in Brazil. He served as the head of Rádio Records during the 1960s and promoted several impoartant music festivals during that era. He founded Rádio Panamericana, which is now known as Jovem Pan
Jovem Pan
Jovem Pan is the main Brazilian radio station based in São Paulo, Brazil,leading the largest Latin America radio stations network, Jovem Pan Sat. The network has several bureaus, 142 affiliated stations all over Brazil. Jovem Pan broadcasts through satellite digital quality sound reaching more than...
.
Paulo Machado de Carvalho Filho died of prostate cancer
Prostate cancer
Prostate cancer is a form of cancer that develops in the prostate, a gland in the male reproductive system. Most prostate cancers are slow growing; however, there are cases of aggressive prostate cancers. The cancer cells may metastasize from the prostate to other parts of the body, particularly...
on September 14, 2010, at the hospital Sírio-Libanês in Sao Paulo at the age of 86. He was buried at the Cemitério do Morumbi in Sao Paulo.