What is David Corrêa?
[[File:David Corrêa na Tradição 2013 (cropped).jpg|right|200px]] '''David Antônio Corrêa''' (June 5, 1937 – May 10, 2020)<ref>{{cite news |title=David Corrêa: Dados Artísticos |url=http://dicionariompb.com.br/david-correa/dados-artisticos |work=Dicionário da Música Popular Brasileira |access-date=2020-05-11 |archive-date=2019-05-18 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20190518081833/http://dicionariompb.com.br/david-correa/dados-artisticos |url-status=dead }}</ref> was a Brazilian singer-songwriter. His works were [[Samba]], [[Samba#Samba-enredo|Samba-enredo]] and [[Pagode]]. He was born in [[São João de Meriti]], [[Rio de Janeiro (state)|Rio de Janeiro]]. His career began in 1972. He created many songs and background music for [[Rio Carnival|Rio de Janeiro carnival]]. In April 2020, Corrêa was run over by a car in [[Rio de Janeiro]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Compositor David Corrêa é atropelado em Jacarepaguá e passa por cirurgia |url=https://www.carnavalesco.com.br/compositor-david-correa-e-atropelado-em-jacarepagua-e-passa-por-cirurgia/ |work=Carnavalesco |access-date=2020-05-11}}</ref> He died on May 10, 2020 of [[kidney failure]] caused by [[COVID-19]], aged 82.<ref name=g1>{{cite news |title=David Corrêa, maior vencedor de sambas-enredo da Portela, morre no Rio aos 82 anos |url=https://g1.globo.com/rj/rio-de-janeiro/noticia/2020/05/10/david-correa-morre-no-rio.ghtml |work=[[G1 (website)|G1]] |access-date=2020-05-11}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Corrêa, David}} [[Category:1937 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Rio de Janeiro]] [[Category:Deaths from renal failure]] [[Category:Brazilian singer-songwriters]] [[Category:Writers from Rio de Janeiro]] [[Category:Singers from Rio de Janeiro]] {{bio-stub}}