born on this day in rio de janeiro, Heitor Villa-Lobos was a composer credited with developing a music style particularly 'brazilian', in fact, his work included and combined elements from brazilian regional cultures, folk songs, and indigenous rhythms, considered one of the most important 'modernist' musicians in brazil, his birthday was declared the Dia Nacional da Música Clássica, on this day, a variety of special events and concerts are held across rio de janeiro, in particular in venues such as the teatro municipal in the center of town, and the cidade das artes, a famous venue for  small festivals in barra da tijuca.