PABR-0001
Maestro Paulo Charão
BRAZIL

He began his musical studies at the age of 12, and at the age of 16 he was already teaching music to his peers in the school music band. He stood out in the Brazilian Navy Band and later in the Brazilian Air Force Band. Believing in the marching band movement, he created the first association of bands in southern Brazil, from then on he began to lead the organizations of various musical events in Brazil such as: State, South Brazilian, National, South American and World Championships of Bands.

In its musical projects, it trained more than 3,000 musicians active in the Brazilian music market between 1982 and 2023, who are recognized by music educators. Graduated in Music and Postgraduate in Cultural Management, in his career he has won more than 85 national and international awards, including WAMSB, WMC, RASTEDER MUSIKTAGE, Marching Show Bands and Concert Bands: 06 Gold Medals: 2005 Brazil/ 2009 Netherlands/ 2010 Germany/ 02 - 2014 Brazil/ 2015 Denmark; 02 Silver Medals in Concert Bands: 2015 and 2022; World Championship Marching Show Band – Copenhagen – Denmark – 2015; 24 South Brazilian Championships; 04 National Championships and 49 State Championships.

As a judge, he has worked in Brazil since 2001 in several state, national and Latin American championships. He has accompanied the evaluation committees at international events, such as the Wamsb World Championships in Brazil, Denmark, Canada, Japan, Germany, the Netherlands and Thailand under the guidance of great judges such as Nipatdh Kancanahuta, Scott Brown, Edwin Beens, Tang Chia Hoe, Stanley Michalski , Vanich Potavanich, Jimmy Wong, Hans Kloppert, Pool Doop, Keith Bearden, Jim Ford, Chris Herard and Robert Eklund. Invited by John Phillips to watch the DCI 2012 stages in the cities of Oklahoma, Denton and San Antonio in Texas. He currently coordinates a social music project with more than 300 children in Campos do Jordão – SP – Brazil.

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