Joaquim Antônio da Silva Calado

Joaquim Antônio da Silva Calado, Jr. (or Callado; Rio de Janeiro, July 11, 1848 – Rio de Janeiro, March 20, 1880) was a Brazilian composer and flautist.

[1][2][3] Da Silva is considered one of the creators of the choro genre of music.

His band, O Choro do Callado, used an ebony flute, two guitars and a cavaquinho, and was noted for facility at improvisation.

Da Silva wrote and co-authored many choros, as a new way of interpreting modinhas, lundus, waltzes and polkas.

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