Nelson Freire was born on October 18, 1944 in Boa Esperança, Minas Gerais, Brazil as Nélson José Pinto Freire. He is known for his work on Nelson Freire (2003), BBC Proms (2012) and Les victoires de la musique classique (1994). He died on November 1, 2021 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.