Sotero de Souza

Facade of Estabelecimento Musical Sotero de Souza in Rua Libero Badaró. Source: São Paulo Antiga

History

The Estabelecimento Musical Sotero de Souza was a music store and publisher based in São Paulo on the early 20th-century, founded by Sotero Caio de Souza (1874-1828). The firm was sold to Campassi & Camin, which maintened the name as Casa Sotero until ca.1940.

The house initially published popular songs, operettas and traditional Brazilian songs.

The dates of this publisher are controversial:

• Mercedes Reis Pequeno: mentions that it was created in 1915 and sold to Campassi & Camin around 1919-1920.
• José Geraldo Vinci mentions Campassi & Camin bought the catalogue in 1913.
• Instituto São Paulo Antiga defined 1908 as a found date and 1920 when Campassi & Camin bought the catalogue.

Address

• Rua Libero Badaró, 135

Sources consulted

• PEQUENO, Mercedes Reis. Brazilian Music Publishers. 'Inter-American Music Review', v. 9, n. 2, p. 91-104, spring/summer, 1988
• PEQUENO, Mercedes Reis. Impressão Musical no Brasil. In: ENCICLOPÉDIA da música brasileira: popular, erudita e folclórica. 3. ed. São Paulo: ARt Editora : Publifolha, 2000. p.370-379
• SÃO PAULO ANTIGA. Casa Sotero, 26 jan. 2021
• MORAES, José Geraldo Vinci de; FONSECA, Denise Sella. A música em cena na Belle Époque paulistana. Rev. Inst. Estud. Bras., São Paulo , n. 54, p. 107-138, Mar. 2012

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