Paixão Côrtes

João Carlos D'Ávila Paixão Côrtes (b. 12 July 1927, Santana do Livramento - d. 27 August 2018, Porto Alegre) was a Brazilian folklorist, writer, composer, singer, and broadcaster. Born in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, he contributed to the recording and dissemination of Gaucho culture from Southern Brazil. He is one of the founders of the Gaucho Traditionalist Movement (Movimento Tradicionalista Gaúcho - MTG). In 1948 he founded the first Gaucho Traditions Center (Centro de Tradições Gaúchas), called 35 CTG in Porto Alegre, RS.