Herivelto de Oliveira Martins (also Herivelto Martins) (Engenheiro Paulo de Frontin, Brazil, January 30, 1912 – Rio de Janeiro, September 17, 1992) was a Brazilian composer, singer, and music player.
Martins was the author of many classic Brazilian songs, especially sambas. They include: Da cor do meu violão Ave Maria no Morro Praça onze Que rei sou eu?
Martins formed the Trio de Ouro group in 1936 with Nilo Chagas and his wife, Dalva de Oliveira. Martin's son, Pery Ribeiro, became a highly successful singer of Bossa Nova, and Música popular brasileira and Jazz.
Selected filmography
Berlin to the Samba Beat (1944)