Antônio dos Santos Cunha was a Portuguese or Brazilian composer who was active in São João del-Rei in Minas Gerais, Brazil, from 1800 to 1822.
He was probably[clarification needed] Portuguese but biographical details are lacking.
Santos Cunha lived in São João del-Rei from 1786, when he was already an adult.
In 1815 he traveled to Lisbon, but the date of a presumed return to Brazil is unknown.
[1] His importance rests in the volume of sacred works he left marking the entry of romantic influence into the sacred music of the region.