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Música Popular Brasileira

32 published records, arranged alphabetically. Each entry is published only where a named source supports it.

AlcionePerson · Music memorabiliaAlcione Dias Nazareth (born November 21, 1947) is also known mononymously as Alcione or as A Marrom ("The Brown One"), is a Brazilian samba singer.
Aldir BlancPerson · Music memorabiliaAldir Blanc Mendes (2 September 1946 – 4 May 2020) was a Brazilian author of crônicas (journalistic vignettes, chronicles) and lyricist.
Caetano VelosoPerson · Film memorabiliaCaetano Emanuel Viana Teles Veloso (born 7 August 1942) is a Brazilian singer-songwriter, musician, writer, and political activist.
CazuzaPerson · Music memorabiliaAgenor de Miranda Araújo Neto, better known as Cazuza (April 4, 1958 – July 7, 1990), was a Brazilian singer-songwriter, born in Rio de Janeiro.
Chico BuarquePerson · Music memorabiliaFrancisco Buarque de Hollanda OMCComIH (born 19 June 1944), popularly known as Chico Buarque (ˈʃikʊ buˈahki), is a Brazilian singer-songwriter, guitarist, composer, playwright, writer, and…
Edwin StarrPerson · Music memorabiliaCharles Edwin Hatcher (January 21, 1942 – April 2, 2003), known by his stage name Edwin Starr, was an American singer and songwriter.
Elba RamalhoPerson · Music memorabiliaElba Ramalho (lang; born August 17, 1951) is a Brazilian singer and songwriter. Nineteen-times Brazilian Music Awards winner, she is sometimes called "The Queen of Forró".
Gal CostaPerson · Music memorabiliaGal Maria da Graça Costa Penna Burgos (born Maria da Graça Costa Penna Burgos; 26 September 1945 – 9 November 2022), known professionally as Gal Costa, was a Brazilian singer of popular…
Ivan LinsPerson · Music memorabiliaIvan Guimarães Lins (born 16 June 1945) is a Latin Grammy-winning Brazilian musician.
Jaques MorelenbaumPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Jaques Morelenbaum 2025
Jorge BenPerson · Music memorabiliaJorge Duílio Lima Menezes (born March 22, 1939) is a Brazilian popular musician, performing under the stage name Jorge Ben Jor since the 1980s, though commonly known by his former stage…
Léo GandelmanPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Léo Gandelman in 2016.
Maria RitaPerson · Music memorabiliaMaria Rita (born 9 September 1977) is a Brazilian singer.
Marisa MontePerson · Music memorabiliaMarisa de Azevedo Monte (born 1 July 1967) is a Brazilian singer, composer, instrumentalist, and record producer of Brazilian popular music and samba.
Milton NascimentoPerson · Music memorabiliaMilton Silva Campos do Nascimento (born October 26, 1942), also known as Bituca, is a Brazilian singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist.
Paulo César PinheiroAuthor · BooksPaulo César Pinheiro (born 28 April 1949) is a Brazilian poet and composer. One of the best poets of Musica Popular Brasileira, he wrote lyrics for a great number of songs for some of the…
Preta GilPerson · Music memorabiliaPreta Maria Gadelha Gil Moreira, better known as Preta Gil (8 August 1974 – 20 July 2025), was a Brazilian singer, entrepreneur and television personality.
Roberto CarlosPerson · Music memorabiliaRoberto Carlos Braga (born 19 April 1941) is a Brazilian singer-songwriter, also known as "King of Brazilian Music" or simply "the King".[2] Most of his songs were written in partnership…
Rosa PassosPerson · Music memorabiliaRosa Passos (born April 13, 1952) is a Brazilian singer and guitarist.
Sandra de SáPerson · Music memorabiliaSandra was born in the Pilares neighborhood, in the city of Rio de Janeiro, the daughter of Jurema and Nonô de Sá.
Sérgio MendesPerson · Music memorabiliaSérgio Santos Mendes (Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈsɛʁʒju ˈsɐ̃tuz ˈmẽdʒis]; 11 February 1941 – 5 September 2024) was a Brazilian musician.
SimonePerson · Music memorabiliaSimone Bittencourt de Oliveira (born December 25, 1949), better known as Simone, is a Brazilian singer of Música Popular Brasileira (MPB) who has recorded more than 30 albums.
Tania MariaPerson · Music memorabiliaTania Maria (born May 9, 1948) is a Brazilian artist, singer, composer, bandleader and piano player, singing mostly in Portuguese or English.
Tim MaiaPerson · Music memorabiliaSebastião "Tim" Rodrigues Maia (lang; 28 September 1942 – 15 March 1998) was a Brazilian musician, songwriter, and businessman known for his iconoclastic, ironic, outspoken, and humorous…
ToquinhoPerson · Music memorabiliaAntônio Pecci Filho (born July 6, 1946), better known as Toquinho, is a Brazilian singer and guitarist.
Vusi MahlaselaPerson · Music memorabiliaHe was born in Pretoria.

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