Brazil (Reference)

Latin American music from Brazil

The reference list includes records that have been obtained and/or rated (in blue) as well as many other records that have been recommended from various sources.


Vania Abreu

Mario Adnet

Muiza Adnet

Antonio Adolfo (1947– )

Agepê

Alcione (1947– )

Anitta (1993– )

Arnaldo Antunes (1960– )

Jorge Aragão

Badi Assad (1966– )

Clarice Assad

Nanny Assis

Azymuth [1973– ]

Babe, Terror

Baco Exu Do Blues (1996– )

BaianaSystem

Bahia Black [1992– ]

Patricia Bastos (1970– )

Jorge Ben (1940– )

Bruno Berle

Maria Bethania (1946– )

Black Alien

Boca Do Rio

Bonde do Rolê [2007– ]

Luiz Bonfá (1922–2001)

João Bosco (1946– )

Bossacucanova

Cristina Braga

Renato Braz

Carlinhos Brown

Chico Buarque (1944– )

Cabruêra [2002– ]

Adriana Calcanhotto (1965– )

Rodrigo Campos (1977– )

Vinicius Cantuária (1951– )

Carne Doce [2014– ]

Beth Carvalho

Filipe Catto (1987– )

Dori Caymmi

Nana Caymmi

Chico César

CESVR

Choro Ensemble

Alaide Costa (1938– )

Gal Costa (1946–2022)

Yamandu Costa

Criolo (1975– )

Arlindo Cruz

Mestre Cupijó

Da Lata

Dadi (1952– )

Fred Dantas

Martinho Da Vila (1938– )

Paulinho Da Viola

Hamilton de Holanda (1976– )

Vinicius DeMoraes (1913–80)

Deodato (1942– )

Dilson de Souza

Mauricio de Souza

DJ Ws Da Igejinha

Djavan (1950– )

Fabiano do Nascimento (1983– )

DonaZica

Ana Frango Elétrico (1997– )

Manfredo Fest (1936–99)

Diego Figueiredo (1980– )

Guilherme Franco

Romulo Fróes (1971– )

Sérgio Galvão (1965– )

Paulinho Garcia (1946– )

Gilberto Gil (1942– )

Astrud Gilberto (1940–2023)

Bebel Gilberto (1966– )

João Gilberto (1931–2019)

Ricardo Dias Gomes

Jose Gobbo

Luiz Gonzaga (1912–89)

Grupo de Capoeira Angola Pelourinho

Grupo Falso Baiano

Guardabarranco

Almir Guineto

Toninho Horta

Weber Iago

Maria Jameau

Antonio Carlos Jobim (1927–94)

Seu Jorge

Joyce (1948– )

Alessandra Leão (1979– )

Nara Leão (1942–89)

Ivan Lins (1945– )

Ary Lobo (1930–80)

Edú Lobo

Márcio Local

Romero Lubambo (1955– )

Duda Lucena

Tim Maia (1934–98)

Gui Mallon

Juçara Marçal (1962– )

Marcelo D2 (1967– )

Angelica Maria

Tania Maria (1948– )

Louísa Maita

Pedro Martins (1993– )

Ana Mazzotti (1950–88)

MC Bin Laden (1994– )

André Mehmari (1977– )

Sergio Mendes (1941– )

Margareth Menezes

Daniela Mercury (1965– )

Luiz Millan

Modern Traditions Ensemble

Marisa Monte (1967– )

Paula Morelenbaum

Clara Moreno (1971– )

Ed Motta

Paulo Moura

Dinho Nascimento

Milton Nascimento (1942– )

Thiago Nassif

João Nogueira

Clara Nunes (1943–89)

Orquestra Afro-Brasileira

Orquestra Popular de Camara

Os Caretas

Os Mutantes [1968– ]

Zeca Pagodinho

Rosa Passos

Susan Pereira

Mariá Portugal (1984– )

Baden Powell (1937–2000)

Philippe Baden Powell

Flora Purim (1942– )

Racionais MC's

Elba Ramalho

Elis Regina (1945–82)

Iara Rennó (1975– )

Marcos Resende

Rita Ribeiro

Virginia Rodrigues

Carol Saboya

Moacir Santos (1926–2006)

Chico Science (1919– )

Marina Sena

Bola Sete (1923–87)

Jussara Silveira

Ricardo Silveira

Elza Soares (1930–2022)

Sonzeira

Nicola Stilo

Timbalada

Wagner Tiso

Toquinho

Silvia Torres

Trio da Paz [1992– ]

Alceu Valença

Marcos Valle (1943– )

Caetano Veloso (1942– )

Claudia Villela (1961– )

Luiz Carlos Vinhas (1940–2001)

Pabllo Vittar (1994– )

Walter Wanderley (1932–86)

YMA

Tom Zé (1936– )

Zuco 103

Various Artists


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