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November's theme is 'The History of Bossa Nova' at Connectbrazil.com and on the radio and webcasts for The Sounds of Brazil!
Click here to listen to our special 24/7 webcast presentation ' A Brazilian Christmas'!

Its a Connectbrazil.com Tradition: Each year on Thanksgiving Day, 'A Brazilian Christmas' is here for your listening pleasure 24/7 through New Years Day. This webcast began as a two-hour special on our syndicated radio program 'The Sounds of Brazil' in 1996 and today helps to actively support the Dreams Can Be Foundation, a Brazilian children's charity organization based in Rio de Janeiro and New York.

Our holiday webcast reflects our approach Brazilian music - these instrumentals and vocals sung in Portuguese and English are performed by Brazilians and non-Brazilians alike - a true celebration of the special relationship that Brazil shares with the world.

And finally, 'A Brazilian Christmas' is a musical way for us to say 'thank you' to the many Brazilian communities we serve - here in the US, in Brazil, and worldwide. As you listen, please take a few minutes to visit the Dreams Can Be website and the websites of our sponsoring companies - each share our commitment to expanding Brazilian culture beyond its borders. Happy listening and best wishes for you during this holiday season.
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Presented by the Dreams Can Be Foundation: (hold your pointer over the logo to learn more, then click on it for details)
Dreams Can Be aids Brazil's impoverished youth, through education, moral/social growth and humanitarian relief. Make the difference in the life of a Brazilian child today. Dreams Can Be aids Brazil's impoverished youth, through education, moral/social growth and humanitarian relief. Make the difference in the life of a Brazilian child today.
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The Rio Convention & Visitors Bureau: "The key to Rio de Janeiro city, Brazil". Celebrate New Year's Eve, Carnival and the Pan American Games Rio in 2007!Live365.com is the 'Official Internet Radio Partner' of The Sounds of Brazil radio show! Click here to start webcasting, too - or listen to thousands of stations online!JAZZIZ is the premier monthly magazine showcasing the world of jazz! Each issue includes a free CD sampler. Try a 3 month subscription by clicking here. Save on every purchase, plus free shipping and your choice of three free CDs! Learn more and join today by clicking here!
holiday hits : (Mouse over any item for name and title, then click on the item for details) Need it by Christmas? Click Here!
Simply put, pianist Lori Mecham’s ‘Brazilian Christmas’ is one of our favorite Brazilian-themed holiday CDs – a beautifully crafted instrumental set which combines the natural elegance of the Bossa beat with the quiet charm of these end-of-year evergreens. A quick tip of Santa's hat to Ivan Lins for creating a memorable, entertaining CD filled with enough holiday magic: It's really no surprise that this Christmas collection opens with a trans-hemispheric surprise of it own; A duet with Jose Feliciano singing 'Feliz Navidad' - in Portuguese! Hymns like 'Um Bom Natal' (O Tannenbaum) and 'Noite Feliz' (Silent Night) enjoy beautiful arrangements (a trademark of any contemporary Lins CD), while originals including 'Um Natal Brasileiro' which features Simone are sprinkled throughout!A world exclusive for Connectbrazil.com Buyers Club members - 'Christmas In Rhythm & Bossa'! 12 holiday hits featuring Franco and guests Torcuato Mariano, Roberto Menescal, Luiz Avellar, Danilo Caymmi and many more! A well-done Brazilian Christmas CD remains as rare as snow in Ipanema, but this caroling collection has become a Christmas tradition in 'Brazilian' homes from Winnipeg to Rio! Produced by Oscar Castro-Neves with Leo Gandelman, Joyce, Dori Caymmi, João Bosco, Toninho Horta, Ricardo Silveira and Bebel Gilberto.Only a limited number of copies available!
best of 2007: (Mouse over any item for name and title, then click on the item for details) Need it by Christmas? Click Here!
Winner of ‘Best Brazilian CD released in the US’ for 2007 by the Brazilian International Press Awards, this album features pianist Antonio Adolfo with his vocalist daughter Carlo Saboya in a live set of swinging Brazilian jazz and Bossa Nova gems! Maria Rita’s new CD is filled with previously unrecorded Sambas from Brazil’s greatest composers, and she invited as special guests the ‘old guard’ Samba masters from Mangueira to join in the celebration. A brilliant tribute from one of Brazil’s rising stars. Pianist Ariel reunites with guitarist Ricardo Silveira and two other original members of the 80’s supergroup Zil for this quartet set of Brazilian jazz with a contemporary sheen. The group’s full sound, clever and inspiring arrangements and overall musicianship make this a winning follow up to Ariel’s earlier ‘My Only Passion’ and ‘Magic Eyes’ CDs!Beautiful Bossas and svelte Sambas drive Toco’s sophomore CD, with Rosalia De Souza singing along on 12 ‘New Bossa’ hits. Toco has a way with great melodies and a knack for catchy hooks that encourage you to sing along. Recorded in Rio with the legendary Roberto Menescal!
bossa nova: (Mouse over any item for name and title, then click on the item for details) Need it by Christmas? Click Here!
With string arrangements by Claus Ogerman (Antonio Carlos Jobim’s favorite arranger) and Johnny Mandell (Frank Sinatra’s favorite arranger) this double-album CD re-issue stands today as one of the best collections of João Gilberto’s recordings at the height of his career. An essential CD for any Brazilian music collection! For the past several years, Ruy Castro’s book “Chega de Saudade” has been a favorite book selection for our readers. Now, an English version has been made available, easing our never ending struggle with Portuguese verb conjugations! At least long enough to enjoy this unmatched history of Bossa Nova.Salena’s ‘Saraha Vaughn-like’ on this historic CD marks Jobim’s final recording before his passing. He sings and plays piano along with son Paulo and grandson Daniel. 20 bit K2 supercoding makes for a superb listening experience. This historic debut was recorded in April 1964 - half a world away and exactly 13 months after the legendary Getz/Gilberto sessions. Sá’s lightly romantic voice carries that same slightly out-of-tune charisma that became a calling card for Bossa Nova. An early classic and a favorite CD with our staff.
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Brazilian superstar Ivete Sangalo performs live in concert at the Maracanã stadium in Rio de Janeiro, singing to a packed house of more than 70,000 fans. Visually stunning set changes match Sangalo’s performance note for note. A superbly produced and highly entertaining concert from Brazil’s top female stars!In its 120 minutes, the 'Antonio Carlos Jobim: An All Star Tribute' DVD contains many songs that have become timeless favorites: "Wave," with Jobim and Herbie Hancock. "Once I Loved" with Shirley Horn's caressing vocals and John Hendrick's inventive scatting on "No More Blues" (Chega Da Saudade), Other Jobim favorites from those early Bossa years include 'The Girl From Ipanema and 'Agua de Beber' (Water To Drink). Special guest Gal Costa really makes this a special video album!Connectbrazil.com is celebrating 'The History of Bossa Nova' and for a limited time, when you order this VHS tape, you'll receive a free Bossa Nova CD! This musical program takes us for a worldwide, whirlwind tour of Bossa's influence and history, including rare archive video of the musicians who gave birth to Bossa Nova, as well as interviews and rare, previously unavailable concert performances by many of the music's top names, including saxophonist Stan Getz, Frank Sinatra (singing "The Girl From Ipanema), singer Chico Buarque and trumpeter Chet Baker. Caetano Veloso, Sergio Mendes, Gilberto Gil and Henry Mancini, with an exclusive, extended interview with Antonio Carlos Jobim himself.Long discontinued, 'Brazilian Knights And A Lady' remains one of the best Brazilian concerts ever captured on VHS video, and we've located a limited number for you. Taped `live' at Los Angeles's famous Wiltren Theatre, Brazil's two top MPB stars - Djavan, and Ivan Lins with special guest Patti Austin - bring their music to center stage for a rare, joint video performance that you'll enjoy for years to come!
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This surprising winner for the 2005 Latin Grammy Album of the Year is richly deserved for singer Ivan Lins, who stands today as an icon of Brazilian MPB. Not released in the US, this import CD is a superbly intimate 'live' recording - delivered with the reflective warmth of the composer looking back at more than a dozen of his greatest songs, some going all the way back to the 70s!A new Gal Costa CD is always a reason to celebrate, and this one is her best in several years with Cesar Camargo Mariano’s musical direction and that wonderfully warm and sensuous delivery that makes Gal’s singing so intimate and welcoming. Connectbrazil is one of the few places where you’ll find this CD, so pre-order your copy now! Recorded 'live' in studio, without overdubs or edits, this outstanding CD is a stellar example of contemporary Brazilian musical talent squarely focused on nearly two dozen of Brazil's great songs from days gone by. The styles aren't nearly as contemporary as the singer, but that's the great truth about Duncan: She's not at all shy about going back to cherish her country's strong musical heritage. The approach here is simple quartet interplay: striped down Samba, eloquent and jazzy Choros and romantically 'mad about you' ballads - all loosely tied together by virtue of the performer's abilities in the here and now!It's been six long years since Milton Nascimento's last solo album and we're happy to say that 'Pieta' is worth every second of the wait. His unique voice is Brazil for many longtime fans, and Pieta is a loving and emotional musical tribute to his adoptive mother, Lilia and the many feminine voices that have shaped his life., with 16 tracks that recall his best songs from the 80s and CDs like 'Encontros e Despedidas'. With Maria Rita, Deodato, Pat Metheny and Herbie Hancock!
brazilian jazz: (Mouse over any item for name and title, then click on the item for details) Need it by Christmas? Click Here!
Here’s an elegant musical look at a dozen of Rio’s signature songs and each is given a unique twist as a result of Miguel de Leon’s vision, placed it in the capable hands of Brazilian sax star Leo Gandelman, who produced the album and also guests on several tracks.Often overlooked by Brazilian jazz purists, this hard-to-find CD is a stellar ‘crossover’ recording featuring pianist Cunliffe’s LA style with Brazilians Oscar Castro-Neves, Marcos Ariel, Ricardo Silveira on ‘Long Time Coming’, ‘Leblon’ and nine more. As one of her final appearances in a recording studio, Sarah Vaughn's ‘Brazilian Romance’ is undeniably elegant and sophisticated with Sergio Mendes producing, Dori Caymmi's strings and Milton Nascimento as a special guest. ‘Lift Me Up’ is Mariano’s 4th release and his sense of melody and songwriting skills makes a bold musical statement that’s sure to turn lots of heads this summer and win new fans of this Rio-based guitar player.
books: (Mouse over any item for name and title, then click on the item for details) Need it by Christmas? Click Here!
The history of Rio de Janeiro unfolds line by line, story by interesting story from the ‘treasure trove’ mind of Ruy Castro, who also penned the award-winning book ‘Bossa Nova’. Think you know Rio, Read this book and you’ll be amazed at the events and people who chronicle this city’s unique tale.For many participants, Carnaval makes up the fabric of their social and personal lives. The book 'Samba' by Alma Gullermoprieto documents the author's yearlong diary, which follows the day-to-day lives of the residents of Rio's famous Mangueira favela. Samba is an exhilarating account of her personal journey into a world not often viewed by outsiders, a revealing look at the culture and history of Carnaval from a participant's perspective!'The Brazilian Sound' by Chris McGowan and Ricardo Pessanha keeps adding laurels to its long list of accomplishments: It has been named as the best selling world music book of 1998. It also holds the distinct honor of being the most comprehensive English language guide to the full panorama of Brazilian music. Written in an easy to read format, The Brazilian Sound explores every major song style and rhythm, including Samba, Bossa Nova, MPB and the music of Bahia and the Northeast with insightful histories of the artists who make the music come alive!Inadequately described as the John Lennon or the Bob Dylan of his country, Caetano Veloso has virtually personified Brazilian music for thirty-five years. Now, in his long-awaited memoir, he tells the personal story of how, in the late sixties, he and a group of friends from the Northeastern state of Bahia created Tropicálismo, the movement that shook Brazilian culture! This is also a well painted panorama of Brazilian music and culture, as seen through the witty eyes of its talented author!
compilations: (Mouse over any item for name and title, then click on the item for details) Need it by Christmas? Click Here!
This 'best of' CD gathers Lee Ritenour's personal choices from his Brazilian recordings on these 11 tracks. With Joao Bosco, Ivan Lins, Caetano Veloso, Djavan. Gonzaguinha, Herbie Hancock and many more!Salena Sings Jobim With The Jobims holds 14 tracks, including 'Dindi', 'Once I Loved', 'One Note Samba' and 'Bonita'. Jobim sings and plays piano on four others in a family affair that includes son Paulo (flute, guitar), and grandson Daniel (piano). The album was mastered with 20 bit K2 supercoding, making for a superb listening experience. How good is this recording? Chicago Sun Times jazz writer Mark Ruffin was shocked to learn that it wasn't Sarah Vaughan's voice!This CD became a hard-to-find classic when the Velas label abruptly ceased operations a few years ago but this "Best of" compilation is an exquisitely sequenced disc that does an almost perfect job in sketching the still evolving career of this singer/guitarist with the pretty alto voice and lilting playing style. Even in Brazil, Passos' early recordings may only show up occasionally, so these selections serve as a perfect introduction to the singer for the Americans who have never heard her. And the compositions are by names even the most casual Brasilian music fan knows: Jobim, Djavan and Dori Caymmi. 'The Songs of Milton Nascimento' is an exciting grouping of the songwriter's best work. Each song is beautifully arranged in a contemporary jazz setting, allowing the emphasis on Nascimento's melodic creativity. The production quality and musicianship are superb on 'San Vincente', 'Morro Velho', 'Clube da Esquina' and eight others. This album magically illustrates the lyrical nature of Milton's music, but without the words!
new bossa: (Mouse over any item for name and title, then click on the item for details) Need it by Christmas? Click Here!
It’s the music of Vinicius de Moraes transformed to the New Bossas sound via Paula Morelenbaum’s charming vocals and a who’s who of the best musical talent in Rio and São Paulo! With sax great Leo Gandelman, guitarists Paulo Jobim and Celso Fonseca plus Bossacucanova, too! ‘Garota Moderna’ has earned a place at the top of a long list of New Bossa CDs. And just like our best-selling ‘Nueva Bossa Nova’ compilation CD, this music is the happy result of a rekindled excitement in Bossa Nova. Its all about the music. DJ/singer Emanuele Cucchi’s musical influence for his group Nu Braz comes from jazz, Italian 60’s soundtracks and all of this lends itself to a certain nostalgic swagger behind the microphone. Think ‘Rat Pack Meets Caetano Veloso’ on these 12 tracks of groovy, swinging New Bossa hits! Sabrina is the daughter of Azymuth bass player, Alex Malheiros, and these 12 songs build on the New Bossa polish of her debut CD. Old school meets new school with members of Azymuth and top remixers providing the midas touch! Recorded at Leo Gandelman’s Zaga Studio in Rio de Janeiro!
samba: (Mouse over any item for name and title, then click on the item for details) Need it by Christmas? Click Here!
This is the kind of CD that Rio’s Chamber of Commerce should hand out to tourists as mementos of their visit to the land of the Samba. This is 21st century Brazilians Samba in all its up-tempo, feel-good, toe-tapping, body-jolting glory. Here’s the rare, original recording of Baden Powell and Vinicius de Moreas’ ‘Os Afro Sambas’. This CD is held in the highest regard by Brazilophiles as one of the most esteemed contemporary Brazilian music albums ever recorded.Each of these songs have been handed over to a select list of New Bossa groups and club DJs who artfully infuse the sounds and ambiance of Brazilian soccer – crowd noise, sound effects and even ‘play by play’ announcers – to create a cultural panorama of Samba and sport. A beautiful CD for ‘the Beautiful Game’! In Brazil, where the Samba rhythms reign supreme, Alcione carries the title 'Queen of Samba' with Carioca style and a flamboyant grace that defines her talent as one of Brazil greatest Sambistas. This superb ‘best of’ collection holds 20 of her most cherished hits. A great choice for Samba fans and newbies, too!
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