CARVALHO, Terezinha Dora Abreu De

Terezinha Dora Abreu de Carvalho was a Brazilian composer, pianist and music educator born in Vitória, Espírito Santo. She studied composition at the National School of Music, now part of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, and specialized in harmony and musical form at the Brazilian Conservatory of Music. She later taught at the Espírito Santo State School of Music and the Federal University of Espírito Santo, where she established the university’s first music programme in 1976.

Carvalho composed vocal, piano and instrumental music, drawing on both Brazilian art-music traditions and the musical culture of Espírito Santo. Her works include Minha Santa Catarina, Chorinho, Velha Canção, Tema Capixaba, Modinha Capixaba and the song Utopia. She was also active as an arranger and promoted the preservation of regional folk music and the work of local composers.