Annibal Napoleão

Annibal Napoleão dos Santos (3 January 1845 or 1846 — 1880) was the second of three Napoleão siblings, the elder being Arthur Napoleão (1843–1925), the younger Alfredo Napoleão (1852–1917). All the three were pianists and composers. Annibal is the least important among them, partly because of his weak health and partly of his premature death.

He was born in Porto, Portugal to Alexandre Napoleão (a musician himself) and Joaquina Maria dos Santos. First studied music with his father, then with Sproule in Ireland. He became a professor in Lisbon. In 1869 moved to Brasil, toured the country and gave musical lessons in Rio de Janeiro. But the Brazilian climate did not fit him well, and he came back to Portugal, where he died in Lisbon in 1880.

Annibal's compositions were published by his brother Arthur in Rio de Janeiro.