Antonio Carlos Brasileiro de Almeida Jobim (January 25, 1927 in Rio de Janeiro - December 8, 1994 in New York City), also known as Tom Jobim, was a Grammy Award-winning Brazilian songwriter, composer, arranger, singer, and pianist/guitarist. A primary force behind the creation of the bossa nova style, Jobim is acknowledged as one of the most influential popular composers of the 20th century. His songs have been performed by many singers and instrumentalists within Brazil and internationally.

Antonio Carlos Jobim (born Antônio Carlos Brasileiro de Almeida Jobim, January 25, 1927 in Rio de Janeiro – December 8, 1994 in New York City), also called Tom Jobim, was a Brazilian composer, arranger, singer, pianist and perhaps the greatest legend of bossa nova. Jobim’s compositions, many performed by João Gilberto , gave birth to the genre in the early 1960s. Jobim’s roots were planted firmly in the works of Pixinguinha , a legendary musician and composer who, in the 1930s, began the