Sérgio Mendes, a musician who emerged with Brazil's bossa nova movement in the 1960s and became an ambassador for that country's music around the world, died Thursday in his adopted hometown of Los ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Sergio Mendes, the celebrated Brazilian musician whose 1966 hit “Mas Que Nada” made him a global superstar and helped launched a long, Grammy-winning career, has died after ...

It’s bossa nova and samba, but so much more — funky, soulful and esoteric. Listen to these songs chosen by Joyce Moreno, Marcos Valle, Amaro Freitas and more lovers of Brazilian rhythms. Credit ...

Brazil is passionate about celebrations, its enormous cultural diversity resulting in a rich calendar of events held ...

Cabrillo Chamber Orchestra will present Obrigado Brazil, a celebration of Brazilian music, at Incarnation Lutheran Church in ...

Alok is no stranger to the global stage. As one of the world’s most in-demand DJs, the 33-year-old Brazilian producer has amassed millions of monthly streams and regularly spins in cities like SÁ£o ...

Brazilian DJ ALOK is known for his addictive tracks and all-around feel-good music, earning over 5 billion streams and over 30 million monthly users on Spotify with 28 million Instagram followers. His ...

Celebrated Brazilian musician Milton Nascimento, 82, whose soaring voice has enchanted fans worldwide, has been diagnosed with dementia, his family said. The Grammy-winning artist, a contemporary of ...

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