Brazilian-American musician Beto Gonzalez was too young to understand the country around him when his family returned to Brazil in the 1970s. It was only as he grew older, after coming back to the ...

If you think Brazilian music simply reaches from samba to bossa nova, from feathered and sequined dancers to the surging excitement of Carnaval, you should have been at the Ford Amphitheatre on ...

Full of dense rainforests, bustling cities and golden beaches, Brazil is an endless feast for the eyes—and also for the ears. The country’s music teems with African, European and Amerindian influences ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Anitta has become a pop music sensation in her native Brazil and abroad, but Monday she will have her first shot to prove herself on the country's biggest stage: the Sambadrome.

At the heart of the samba, Brazil’s quintessential song format, lies a paradox as intriguing as it is illuminating: no matter how joyous a samba may be, it will invariably carry a feeling of sadness ...

Os Novos Baianos brought their samba rock to American soil for the first time to the joy of the thousands of Brazilian and Brazilian-American fans who’ve made a life here. But they didn’t just draw a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Casa de Francisca Musicians at Casa de Francisca, in São Paulo, Brazil. One afternoon in 1962, lyricist Vinícius de Moraes and ...

NEW YORK (AP) – The World Cup is over but the Brazilian party will go on—in New York City. Over nine days beginning July 18, nearly 20 acts representing a cross section of Brazilian popular music will ...

Reporting from São Paulo, Brazil — The official World Cup song and video is getting decidedly mixed reviews in Brazil, where many locals are complaining of generic foreign rhythms and lazy stereotypes ...

Musicians at Casa de Francisca, in São Paulo, Brazil. One afternoon in 1962, lyricist Vinícius de Moraes and composer Antônio Carlos “Tom” Jobim were sitting at Bar Veloso, in Rio de Janeiro, when ...