Baden Powell de Aquino (Brazilian Portuguese: [‘bad ‘paw]; 6 August 1937 – 26 September 2000), known professionally as Baden Powell, was a Brazilian guitarist. He combined classical techniques with popular harmony and swing. He performed in many styles, including bossa nova, samba, Brazilian jazz, Latin jazz and MPB. He performed on stage during most of his lifetime. Powell composed many pieces for guitar, such as “Abra o em Madrid”, “Braziliense”, “Canto de Ossanha”, “Casa Velha”, “Consola o”, “Horizon”, “Imagem”, “Lotus”, “Samba”, “Samba Triste”, “Simplesmente”, “Tristeza e Solid o”, and “Samba da Ben o”. He released Os Afro-sambas, a watershed album in MPB, with Vinicius de Moraes in 1966.