Sergio Mendes, the innovative and influential pianist, composer and arranger who was one of Brazil’s earliest contemporary crossover artists, died Thursday in Los Angeles, his family has confirmed. No ...

A few months ago, on Jan. 1, more than 150 thousand people swarmed the savannah-based, landlocked city of Brasília — an unusual flock since beach cities like Rio are usually top destinations around ...

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 ...

Black trans singer-songwriter Liniker, from Araraquara, Brazil, made LGBTQ+ history at the 26th Latin Grammy Awards ceremony ...

K-pop is turning up in force at the United Nations climate talks in Brazil, with fans-turned-activists hosting protest and ...

Anitta shared the story while appearing on Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen. She collaborated with Madonna for the 2019 track “Faz Gostoso,” and her nerves about the project gave her some ...

Who will be the halftime performer for the Green Bay Packers game in Brazil Friday? Brazilian pop-funk superstar Anitta, the NFL announced last month. In a Billboard report, Seth Dudowsky, the NFL’s ...

Mr. Borges, who immortalized that street corner with his singing, guitar playing and songwriting on the watershed 1972 album “Clube da Esquina,” died at a hospital in the city on Nov. 2 at 73. The ...

Generation after generation samba courses through Brazilian pop. Two up-and-coming singers from São Paulo, Mariana Aydar and Jair Oliveira, made their New York solo debuts at Symphony Space at the ...

Brazilian pop star Anitta has been coming out of the closet since she was 14. “I kissed a girl before I kissed a guy,” she says, calling from backstage at the Coca-Cola Music Hall in Puerto Rico, ...

Growing up, the Brazilian singer Anitta didn’t travel a lot. “My family was poor, so we didn’t have money to go anywhere,” she said, speaking by phone from her home in Rio de Janeiro’s Barra da Tijuca ...