José Antônio de Almeida

José Antônio Rezende de Almeida Prado or Almeida Prado (February 8, 1943 – November 21, 2010) was an important Brazilian composer of classical music and a pianist. On Almeida Prado's death, his personal friend, conductor João Carlos Martins stated that Prado had possibly been the most important Brazilian composer ever.

Prado wrote over 400 compositions and won various prizes for his work.

He was born in Santos, São Paulo in 1943. He died in São Paulo in 2010, having lived there for the latter part of his life. Biography (in Portuguese)

Scores by Almeida Prado at the Portal Musica Brasilis

Interview with Matheus G. Bitondi (in Portuguese)

Radio broadcast in homage to Almeida Prado: Antonio Menenses; Eduardo Monteiro; Orquestra Acadêmica: Roberto Minczuk