Milton Nascimento Turns 83 as Brazil Pays Tribute

Overview

• Milton Nascimento, a defining voice of MPB and author of classics such as Maria, Maria, Travessia and Coração de Estudante, marked his 83rd birthday on October 26.
• His team shared archival and recent images on social media as artists including Djamila Ribeiro, Lenine, Camila Pitanga and Rogério Flausino posted public congratulations.
• Local coverage earlier in October reported a diagnosis of dementia with Lewy bodies, which his son, Augusto Nascimento, also mentioned recently in comments to the press.
• Nascimento ended live touring in 2022 with the farewell run A Última Sessão de Música but remains present at events and in tributes, often revisiting memories with fans online.
• In regional retrospectives, outlets highlighted his 1998 coronation as Rei Congo in Divinópolis, celebrated concerts in Uberlândia across decades and a 1992 donation to a childcare center in Araxá.