Brazilian singer Astrud Gilberto, who in her 20s recorded “The Girl from Ipanema” and became an international star, has died, according to social media posts from her granddaughter and on behalf of ...
Brazilian musician Sérgio Mendes, who brought bossa nova to international audiences in the 1960s, has died, his family said Friday. According to a statement shared with USA TODAY, the Grammy winner ...
RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazilian composer and pianist João Donato, who helped lay the groundwork for bossa nova but throughout his career defied confinement to any single genre, died Monday. He was 88. His ...