{{short description|Brazilian musician}} {{expand Portuguese|topic=bio|date=July 2025}} '''João Luiz de Avellar''', better known simply as '''Luiz Avellar''' (born April 7, 1956) is a Brazilian piano player.<ref>{{Cite book |last=McGowan |first=Chris |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Brazilian_Sound/7MFD-EoTR7MC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22Luiz+Avellar%22+-wikipedia&pg=PA178&printsec=frontcover |title=The Brazilian Sound: Samba, Bossa Nova, and the Popular Music of Brazil |last2=Pessanha |first2=Ricardo |date=1998 |publisher=Temple University Press |isbn=978-1-56639-545-8 |language=en |via=Google Books}}</ref>
== Early life == Luiz de Avellar was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on April 7, 1956.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Luiz Avellar |url=https://dicionariompb.com.br/artista/luiz-avellar/ |access-date=2025-07-18 |website=Dicionário Cravo Albin |language=pt-BR}}</ref> He began playing the piano as a child and studied in New York City, New York.<ref name=":0" />
== Career == He arranged songs and played on albums by Gal Costa, Djavan, and Milton Nascimento and has played with Nico Assumpção, Vitor Assis Brasil, Hélio Delmiro, Wayne Shorter, and Toots Thielemas.<ref name=":0" /> In 2000, he released ''Luiz Avellar in Motion'' (Savalla Records).<ref name=":0" />
He composed the soundtrack of several Rede Globo shows and telenovelas. Luiz de Avellar also composed the soundtrack of the 2001 movie ''Tainá: An Adventure in the Amazon''.
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