Hamilton de Holanda

Hamilton de Holanda was born in Rio de Janeiro and grew up in Brasília, where he began playing mandolin as a child and studied at Escola de Choro Raphael Rabello. In 1997, he helped found the school and later formed Hamilton de Holanda Quinteto.

His 2006 album Brasilianos raised his international profile and marked a series of solo and collaborative recordings. He also developed projects with musicians such as Stefano Bollani, André Mehmari and Yamandu Costa.