Audio and visual extravaganza kicks off today with official animated video for bossa nova classic 'The Girl From Ipanema' and unique visualizers for some of the most important songs of the canon.

The sounds of Brazil have long had an international impact. Like the music of Cuba, it has heavily influenced both pop and jazz, while also exporting the actual thing with considerable global success.

The Oakmont League of Glendale held a fabulous summer party at the beautiful home and garden of Martial and Fernanda Genthon. A native Brazilian, Fernanda had a grand time planning the menu of ...

In the late 1950s on the beaches of Rio, an eclectic group of musicians came together to create the distinctive and sensual music known as Bossa Nova. Classic tracks include 'The Girl from Ipanema', ...

For most people, bossa nova began in 1962, the year tenor saxophonist Stan Getz's album Jazz Samba (Verve, 1962) and 45rpm pull "Desafinado" stormed up the pop albums and singles charts. That fall, ...