José Maria de Abreu was born on February 7, 1911 in Jacareí, São Paulo, Brazil. He was a composer, known for O Petróleo é Nosso (1954), Aí Vem o Barão (1951) and Apolônio Brasil, Campeão da Alegria (2003). He died on May 11, 1966 in São Paulo, Brazil.