The Americas
The sound of Brazil
Large enough to be its own musical continent. Samba and MPB are the entry points, but sertanejo is the actual mainstream and funk carioca is the one that changed other countries' dance music.
654 artists in the catalog.
What Brazil does that nowhere else does
Genres far more common here than across the rest of the catalog. The multiplier is how much more common, weighted by how many artists carry it.
Five records to start with
Not a canon — a way in. Each one links to what it is, who it's for and where to go next.
Brazilian artists worth walking into
Ordered by how much we can tell you, not just by how well-known they are.
Ivete Sangalo
Latin jazz · axé
Where to start →Roberto Carlos
música popular brasileira · rock music
Where to start →Raimundo Fagner
brega · música popular brasileira
Where to start →Caetano Veloso
music of Brazil · música popular brasileira
Where to start →Sepultura
alternative metal · death metal
Where to start →Titãs
alternative rock
Where to start →Claudia Leitte
música popular brasileira · pop music
Where to start →Gusttavo Lima
arrocha · bachata
Where to start →Aline Barros
contemporary Christian music
Where to start →Paula Fernandes
country pop · pop music
Where to start →Erasmo Carlos
música popular brasileira · samba rock
Where to start →Diante do Trono
contemporary Christian music
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