Durval Ferreira was born on January 26, 1935 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He was a composer, known for Coisa Mais Linda: Histórias e Casos da Bossa Nova (2005), Como Nos Livrar do Saco (1973) and Descobrindo Waltel (2005). He died on June 17, 2007 in Rio de Janeiro.