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Maria Dinorah de Carvalho, born on March 3rd of this year: deconstructing a self-narrative

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/SciELOPreprints.16648

Keywords:

Dinorá de Carvalho (1895-1980), genealogy, civil registry, Uberaba-MG, Dramatic and Musical Conservatory of São Paulo

Abstract

For many years, it was believed that Dinorá de Carvalho was born in 1905 or on June 1st, 1904. Flávio Carvalho's research helped to push back the year of her birth to 1895. These dates are reconsidered in this article, whose objectives are: to propose a new birth date for the composer; to contextualize some social dynamics of Uberaba-MG at the end of the 19th century; to present a possible year of her family's move to São Paulo-SP; to establish the date and year of enrollment at the São Paulo Dramatic and Musical Conservatory (CDMSP); and to deconstruct the narrative created by the composer about her birth date. The methodology employed was the analysis of the following documents: civil registration certificate, baptismal record, CDMSP enrollment form, periodicals, and a composer's autobiographical note. As a main result, it is concluded that Dinorá de Carvalho's birth date is March 3rd, 1895.

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Vitor Alves de Mello Lopes, State University of Campinas (UNICAMP)

VITOR ALVES DE MELLO LOPES is a pianist, composer, researcher, and music editor. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Classical Piano and Musical Composition from the State University of Campinas (Unicamp) and was a scholarship recipient from the Magda Tagliaferro Foundation between 2017 and 2018. Currently, he is pursuing a Master's degree in Music at the Institute of Arts at Unicamp, specializing in Music: Theory, Creation, and Practice, and within the research line of Music, Culture, and Society. His research focuses on the solo piano works of composer Dinorá de Carvalho, under the guidance of Prof. Dr. Tadeu Moraes Taffarello.

Tadeu Moraes Taffarello, State University of Campinas (UNICAMP)

TADEU MORAES TAFFARELLO holds a doctorate, is a composer, and a music researcher. He completed his doctorate in music at Unicamp in 2010. As a composer, his work focuses on instrumental and vocal music. As a researcher, he has been working with the Center for Documentation of Contemporary Music (CDMC) at the State University of Campinas (Unicamp) since 2015. His current research is in the area of ​​music publishing, resulting in the publication by the CIDDIC-CDMC Collection of books of musical scores whose documentary sources are found in the CDMC collection. He is also a tenured professor in the postgraduate music program at the Institute of Arts at Unicamp, where he teaches courses and supervises master's and doctoral theses.

Raquel Juliana Prado Leite de Sousa, State University of Campinas (UNICAMP)

RAQUEL JULIANA PRADO LEITE DE SOUSA holds a doctorate in Education from UFSCar, with postdoctoral studies at the same institution. She has a degree in Social Communication - Journalism from UNESP, in Library Science and Information Science from UFSCar, and a full teaching degree in Portuguese Language from FIMI. She works as a librarian in the Contemporary Music Documentation Coordination (CDMC) of the Center for Integration, Documentation and Cultural Dissemination (CIDDIC) at the State University of Campinas (Unicamp).

Leonardo Theon de Moraes, Mackenzie Presbyterian University

LEONARDO THEON DE MORAES is a lawyer, graduated in Law from Mackenzie Presbyterian University (2012), registered with the Brazilian Bar Association, São Paulo Section (OAB/SP) (2012). He holds a postgraduate degree and specialization in Business Law and Mergers and Acquisitions from the São Paulo Law School of the Getúlio Vargas Foundation (2014), a Master's degree in Political and Economic Law from Mackenzie Presbyterian University (2017), and training in Structural Issues in the Management of Law Firms from Fordham University (2024). He participated in the Management and Strategy course at G4 Educação, is an author of books and articles, a speaker, and a professor in undergraduate, MBA, and Executive Education programs at FIPECAFI, FECAP, and PUC/MG, and is currently enrolled in the General Management Program (GMP) at Harvard Business School. Member of the São Paulo Lawyers Association (AASP), exclusive member in Tax Law of IR Global for Brazil, exclusive member in Mergers and Acquisitions of Global Law Experts for Brazil, member of the Private Companies Committee and the Law Firm Management Committee, both of the International Bar Association (IBA), member of the International Association of Young Lawyers (AIJA), President of the International Law Commission of the OAB/SP 33rd Subsection, President of the State Council of Commercial Law of FEDERAMINAS, national representative of the Young Lawyers Committee of the International Bar Association. Managing partner at TM Associados.

Gabriela Pelucio Winck, Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo

GABRIELA PELUCIO WINCK is a lawyer, graduated in Law from the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo (2020), registered with the Brazilian Bar Association, São Paulo Section (OAB/SP) (2021). She holds a Master's degree in Comparative Civil Law from the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo. She also has postgraduate degrees in Contract Law, Constitutional Law, and Administrative Law from the Paulista School of Law. She has training in Estate Planning from the Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná and in Management and Leadership of High-Performance Teams from Ibmec. She is an author of articles and a lawyer and Coordinator of the Advisory Department at TM Associados.

Submitted

06/22/2026

Posted

09/01/2026 — Updated on 08/25/2026

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Maria Dinorah de Carvalho, born on March 3rd of this year: deconstructing a self-narrative. (2026). In SciELO Preprints. https://doi.org/10.1590/SciELOPreprints.16648 (Original work published 2026)

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