Joaquim Pimentel
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Joaquim Tavares Pimentel (15 JUL 1910 Cedofeita Porto, Portugal] – 15 July 2003 in Lisbon)[1] was a Portuguese Fado singer, who made his career as "ambassador" of the fado in Brazil,[2] where he became popular[3] and was called "the prince of Portuguese song."[4]
He first visited Brazil from 1934 to 1935,[5] returned again to spend the war years in Brazil, and settled there permanently in 1947.[6] Among his fados are Dá tempo ao tempo,[7] and Voltaste recorded by Beatriz da Conceiçao, José Antonio (viola), José Manuel (guitar) for Paul Van Nevel in 1996.
