In the 1960s, Brazil gave the world the bossa nova, a musical style based on the samba but about 10 times cooler and mellower, if that’s possible. And, amazing as it sounds, a girl from Ipanema ...

5, in a Los Angeles hospital Sérgio Mendes, the Brazilian-born musician who brought bossa nova music to a global audience in ...

Mr. Mendes was a protégé of Brazilian bossa nova maestro Antonio Carlos Jobim ... Brasil ’66 had a string of other hits in ...

The legendary Canadian pianist Renee Rosnes has turned her attention to the music of Brazil on her latest record. She's long been a fan of jazz samba, and on 'Crossing Paths', she celebrates those ...