It's Friday. I hope you packed your bags. To fully feel the beauty of the bossa nova, you must see the following three films—Rio de Janeiro, Bossa Nova do Brasil and Saravah. Each is sensual and ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) – Chauffeured in a classic Porsche, the Brazilian beauty steps out into 1960s Rio de Janeiro. The pastel pastiche is easy on the eyes, and so is the pin-up girl tracing twirls as a ...

It’s as fresh as a summer breeze rolling in gently off the waves, as young as the sun-worshipers crowding the white-hot beaches of Rio. Yet bossa nova — the serenely seductive music that Brazil gave ...

Few modern singers have changed the world of music as much as Joao Gilberto. In 1950s Brazil, his quiet phrasing drew on the sophistication of jazz and gave voice to the songs of emerging composer ...

True, Blue Note and Rouse were riding a wave that someone else created. But they also made it their own. What a happy record! And what a delightful change from the usual 1960s Blue Note formula. You ...

Astrud Gilberto with Stan Getz on saxophone, 'Get Yourself A College Girl' (1964) Everett Collection Astrud Gilberto, who was just 22 years old when her lovely, laid-back and sultry vocals on the ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Joao Gilberto, a ...

She was best-known for the 1964 album “Poor Little Rich Girl.” She died of Covid-19. By Michael Astor This obituary is part of a series about people who have died in the coronavirus pandemic. Read ...

The Brazilian trio, which won a Grammy in 2002, is known for mixing new and classic bossa nova tunes with electronica. Critic Milo Miles says The Best of Bossacucanova has a "captivating flow." This ...