Antonio Carlos Jobim Professions : Songwriter Born : January 25, 1927 Died : December 8, 1994 Browse All Authors Top 3 quotes by Antonio Carlos Jobim I was a beach boy, and I believe I learned my songs from the birds of the Brazilian forest. Antonio Carlos Jobim song beach believe What really swings is the music of the United States, Cuba, the Caribbean and vicinity, and, of course, Brazil. The rest is all waltzes. Antonio Carlos Jobim cuba swings united-states It is difficult to distinguish where the feminine ends and nature begins. Antonio Carlos Jobim feminine difficult ends Similar Authors Ahmet Ertegun songwriter Brenton Brown songwriter Butch Walker songwriter Bryan-Michael Cox songwriter Aurora Aksnes songwriter Audrey Assad songwriter All Authors