Maestro Chico Pinheiro, Reference of the Popular Culture Maranhense, Dies at the Age of 71

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Chico Pinheiro, reference to Maranhense music, dies at age 71 The conductor, arranger and composer Francisco de Jesus Araújo Pinheiro, known as Chico Pinheiro, died at age 71 on Saturday (5), in São Luís. According to information from the family, he suffered a heart attack at home. Chico was one of the main names of the music and popular culture of Maranhão. He devoted decades to the formation of musicians and to works linked to the cotton my ox…