José Gomes de Abreu, better known as Zequinha de Abreu (Santa Rita do Passa Quatro

Santa Rita do Passa Quatro

Santa Rita do Passa Quatro is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population in 2004 was 27,171 and the area is 754.91 km². The elevation is 748 m....

, September 19, 1880 — January 22, 1935), 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 musician and composer who in 1917 wrote the famous choro

Choro

Choro , traditionally called chorinho , is a Brazilian popular music instrumental style. Its origins are in 19th century Rio de Janeiro. In spite of the name, the style often has a fast and happy rhythm, characterized by virtuosity, improvisation, subtile modulations and full of syncopation and...

 tune "Tico-Tico no Fubá

Tico-Tico no Fubá

Tico-Tico no Fubá is the title of a renowned Brazilian choro music piece composed by Zequinha de Abreu in 1917. Its original title was Tico-Tico no Farelo, but since Brazilian guitarist Américo Jacomino Canhoto had a work with the same title, Abreu's work was given its present name in 1931.Choro ...

" (whose original title was "Tico-Tico no Farelo"). Other well-known tunes he wrote were "Branca" and "Tardes de Lindóia."

Because of the lack of written tradition, Tico-Tico is played in various melodic versions all over the world.

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