RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Sergio Mendes, the celebrated Brazilian musician whose 1966 hit “Mas Que Nada” made him a global superstar and helped launched a long, Grammy-winning career, has died after ...

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Creator of more than 90 original works including commissions for such high profile presenters as Carnegie Hall, the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center and the L.A. Philharmonic, Clarice Assad has ...

Critically acclaimed soprano Rosana Lamosa and dynamic pianist Theresa Bogard will showcase the rich heritage of Brazilian classical music in a special recital Tuesday, Nov. 4, at 7:30 p.m. in the ...

Born and raised in São Paulo, Brazil, Plínio Fernandes' musical talent has brought him all over the world, including to the Royal Academy of Music in London where he received his master's degree and ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (JTA) — Henrique Morelenbaum, considered one of Brazil’s most prominent conductors and music directors, died Friday of natural causes in Rio de Janeiro at 90. “He was one of the most ...

Rio de Janeiro was one of the first cities outside Europe to witness a performance of Requiem, by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791). In 1819 the city hosted a presentation of the funeral mass penned ...

Here in America, we love our guitar heroes. Name any one of them – Hendrix, Prince, Santana, Van Halen – and memories of monster riffs start rolling in. But imagine having Hendrix, Prince, Santana and ...

SAO PAULO, Dec 3 (Reuters) - Orders for a Brazilian pig-feeding robot, which plays classical music while dispensing meals, soared this year as farmers strove to cut costs amid the COVID-19 pandemic.