Helza Cameu

Helza Cameu
Born(1903-03-28)March 28, 1903
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Died1995
Occupation(s)Composer, Pianist

Helza Cameu (March 28, 1903 – March 1995) was a Brazilian composer, pianist, musicologist, and author. Winning national competitions with her compositions, she worked as a musicologist at the National Museum, preserving indigenous music and cataloguing instruments. She also gave lectures at the National School of Music and was enrolled in the Brazilian Academy of Music [pt] in 1946.