Elvis Presley‘s “Bossa Nova Baby” is one of his more well-remembered 1960s hits, but was the end of Elvis’ peak era. A somewhat similar Frank Sinatra song blew it out of the water. One of the writers ...

As a teen in Sao Paolo in the late 1980s and early 1990s, when most of her peers were enjoying the hits of the day, Juliana Areias was drawn to the bossa nova – a style that was already about 30 years ...

He was the Brazilian music legend who brought bossa nova to a global audience in a career that lasted more than 60 years. In the past few days, tributes have been flooding in for legendary Brazilian ...

In March, the Brazilian style of music known as bossa nova made an unexpected appearance on one of the year’s biggest hip-hop albums: Juice WRLD‘s Death Race for Love. Thank Tommy Brown. During a ...

When Sergio Mendes reflects on the amazing journey he calls life, from his formative years at the forefront of a bossa nova revolution through his Oscar-nominated work on "Rio" to the recent ...

Six decades ago, Carnegie Hall bore witness to a musical revolution as the vibrant sounds of Bossa Nova's budding Brazilian talents graced its stage for the very first time. That pivotal moment, rich ...

Astrud Gilberto, the Brazilian singer best known for “The Girl From Ipanema,” has died, according to the Guardian. She was 83. Gilberto was awarded the Latin Jazz USA Award for Lifetime Achievement in ...

Last Sunday, the world lost Brazilian music legend João Gilberto Prado Pereira de Oliveira, known professionally as just João Gilberto. He was 88 when he passed and had been living for many years in ...

In a quaint bungalow humming with Portuguese, a cool breeze of lilting harmonies and rhythmic bounce invites a leisurely sway to the tranquility of bossa nova. It’s a modern take on a sound pioneered ...