Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A&M STUDIOS Photo of Sergio MENDES, posed, studio, behind piano - Credit: Jim McCrary/Redferns Sérgio Mendes, the pianist who ...

Brazilian music has produced world-famous artists in a multitude of genres, from metal and funk to bossa nova and classical music. Here are five Brazilian artists you really need to know (and listen ...

In the final scene of “The Worst Person in the World”, Joachim Trier’s Oscar-nominated film of 2021, the English version of “Águas de Março” (“Waters of March”) plays in the background. A Brazilian ...

The bandleader and musician, who died on Thursday at 83, was a bridge from Brazilian music to the world — and back. By Jon Pareles Sergio Mendes earned a lasting place in international pop as a ...

Artists protesting against Brazil's military dictatorship in 1968 at Rio de Janeiro City Hall. Photo from the Brazilian National Archives Collection. In times of darkness, music has often led the way.

The moment Brazilian pop sensation Liniker walked into Amoeba Music in Hollywood, the crowd roared. Fans lifted their phones, snapping pictures with one hand and clutching her Latin Grammy-winning ...

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 ...

Gal Costa, an adventurous musician who was a pivotal figure in Brazil’s Tropicália movement in the 1960s, has died. She was 77. Costa, born Maria da Graça Penna Burgos, died Wednesday, according to ...

Anitta sat down with NPR at her home in one of west Rio de Janeiro's exclusive gated communities earlier this month. She said she doesn't get hung up on numbers and is just enjoying it all. She knew ...

Sérgio Mendes, the pianist who gifted the world with the most famous version of the Brazilian classic “Mas Que Nada,” died on Thursday. Born in 1941, Mendes was a 20-year-old musician when he first ...