and the Carioca neighbourhoods became cultural melting pots where Afro-Brazilian music came to life. Samba, the main musical genre inherited from this period, was further developed in the circle ...

A list of modern artists that define Brazilian music and their recent albums that span a diverse range of soundscapes. Read ...

“This was the first time in the history of samba – and, perhaps, even in the history of Brazilian popular music – when an explicit call to action, directed exclusively at Negroes, had been included in ...

hour-long films chronicle Brazilian music from the birth of samba right through to the hip-hop, baile and funk scenes. The second programme in the series covers the military era in Brazil ...

Kick back for a moment and imagine you’re in Brazil, perhaps sunning yourself on Copacabana beach or simply swaying to the rhythm of samba music at the glamorous annual Rio Carnival. That’s ...

Street Sounds; Cafezinho; Manhattan Samba; I Wanna Be Where You Are; Everybody's Beautiful (In Brazil); Late Night Samba (Interlude); Last Call (For Love); Brazil Chill; Sho Nuff; Beijos (The Kiss); ...