More interested in creating beauty than shaking booty, Brazil’s Marisa Monte has stayed true to her artistic ambitions and her love of tradition as she stayed atop the charts — a pop star who ...

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Sergio Mendes, the innovative and influential pianist, composer and arranger who was one of Brazil's earliest contemporary crossover artists, died Friday in Los Angeles, his family has confirmed ...

Born on Feb. 11, 1941, in Niterói, Brazil, as the son of a physician, the young Mendes was steered by his father into conservatory training with the goal of becoming a classical pianist.

Born on Feb. 11, 1941, in Niterói, Brazil, as the son of a physician, the young Mendes was steered by his father into conservatory training with the goal of becoming a classical pianist.