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page 1Brazilian songs
Mas que nada
original song written and composed by Jorge Ben Jor
Desafinado
"Desafinado" (a Portuguese word, usually rendered into English as "Out of Tune", or as "Off Key") is a 1959 bossa nova song and jazz standard composed by Antônio Carlos Jobim with lyrics (in Portuguese) by Newton Mendonça.
Aquarela do Brasil
original samba written and composed by Ary Barroso
Tico-Tico no Fubá
1917 Brazilian choro
Corcovado
original song written and composed by Antônio Carlos Jobim; first recorded by João Gilberto
Manhã de Carnaval
original film song composed by Luiz Bonfá, lyrics by Antônio Maria; from the 1959 film "Black Orpheus"
Tiro ao Álvaro
song of Adoniran Barbosa
Samba de Uma Nota Só
bossa nova song, composed by Antonio Carlos Jobim
Brigitte Bardot
original song written and composed by Miguel Gustavo, first performed by Jorge Veiga
Chega de Saudade
original bossa nova song composed by Antônio Carlos Jobim, lyrics by Vinícius de Moraes; first recorded by Elizete Cardoso
Água de Beber
bossa nova jazz standard
Trem das Onze
song composed by Adoniran Barbosa performed by Adoniran Barbosa
Wave
instrumental composed and performed by Antonio Carlos Jobim
Charlie Brown
1974 song by Benito di Paula
Construção
song composed by Chico Buarque performed by Chico Buarque
Insensatez
original song composed by Antônio Carlos Jobim, lyrics by Vinícius de Moraes
Asa Branca
Brasilian song
Rap das Armas
2008 single by Cidinho and Doca
Samba em Prelúdio
song performed by Baden Powell de Aquino
Cidade Maravilhosa
march composed by André Filho
Dindi
"Dindi" () is a song composed by Antônio Carlos Jobim, with lyrics by Aloysio de Oliveira. It is a world-famous bossa nova and jazz standard song. Jobim wrote this piece especially for the Brazilian singer Sylvia Telles. "Dindi" is a reference to a farm named "Dirindi", in Brazil, a place that Jobim and his friend/collaborator Vinicius de Moraes used to visit (according to Helena Jobim, his sister, in her book Antonio Carlos Jobim - Um Homem Iluminado).
Galinha Pintadinha
animated character; fictional chicken from Brazil
A Felicidade
original film song composed by Antônio Carlos Jobim, lyrics by Vinícius de Moraes; from the 1959 film "Black Orpheus"
Joga a chave
song of Adoniran Barbosa and Osvaldo Moles
Meditation
song
Bum Bum Tam Tam
Brazilian song by MC Fioti
Pra não dizer que não falei das flores
song performed by Geraldo Vandré