Dorival Caymmi [SEP] cause of death
, "I have concluded that to act as a citizen in Brazil today is to live a joke. It's the same as playing the lotto, dreaming about nonsense, trying to get rich when you are 80."
Death.
Dorival Caymmi died at age 94 of kidney cancer and multiple organ failure on August 16, 2008, at his home in Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro. His granddaughter, Stella, who wrote a biography about him in 2001, said, "He did not know that he had
Caymmi
Caymmi is a surname common in Brazil, especially associated with musician Dorival Caymmi and his family. People with the surname Caymmi include:
- Dorival Caymmi (1914-2008), Brazilian songwriter
His three children:
- Danilo Caymmi (b. 1948), Brazilian musician
- Dori Caymmi (b. 1943), Brazilian singer
- Nana Caymmi (b. 1941), Brazilian singer
His granddaughter:
- Alice Caymmi (b. 1990), Brazilian singer