Brazilian Composer and Guitarist Alvin L Dies at 67

Overview

• The guitarist and songwriter died in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday at age 67, according to friends and major outlets.
• The wake is set for Monday at 12:00 at Memorial do Carmo in Caju, with cremation scheduled for 15:00.
• G1 reported he died in his sleep of a heart attack, a detail echoed by some outlets but not broadly corroborated.
• He authored more than 200 recorded songs, including Marina Lima’s hit Eu não sei dançar, and works cut by Milton Nascimento, Sandy & Junior, Ana Carolina, and Leila Pinheiro.
• His partnership with Dinho Ouro Preto helped drive Capital Inicial’s resurgence, from hits on 2000’s Acústico MTV to co-writes on the band’s 2025 EP Movimento.