In the gorgeous Philippe Starck–designed hotel, the rooftop pool and bar have some of the best views in Ipanema. For guests ...

In the late 1950s on the beaches of Rio, an eclectic group of musicians came together to create the distinctive and sensual music known as Bossa Nova. Classic tracks include 'The Girl from Ipanema', ...

In this one-off documentary Katie Derham travels to Rio De Janeiro (where her father was born) to explore the story behind Brazil's most famous and enduring song. Written in 1962 by Antonio Carlos ...

Brazilian singer and composer Luciana Souza never seems to have known a day without music. She's the daughter of musicians, and Brazil's homegrown music — bossa nova — provided the soundtrack to her ...

-- Brian ZimmermanPicture this: You're in an elevator, alone, when suddenly, a gentle island ditty starts piping through the speakers. It starts with a guitar, a wave-like rhythm that reminds you of ...

In 1964, "The Girl From Ipanema" put bossa nova on the charts in the U.S. The song was composed by the godfather of the bossa nova, Antonio Carlos Jobim, and features the languid, lush, lovely ...

Blame it on the Beatles. That’s how Brazilian-born musician and composer Orlando Haddad, 61, explains his leap from Beethoven to rock. “I studied classical piano from the age of eight,” says Haddad, a ...

He’d arguably chosen the wrong musician for his swipe – Gil remains relentlessly inventive and, at 74, fantastically dynamic – but it was clear what he was getting at. A lot of Brazilian (or Brazilian ...

In this one-off documentary Katie Derham travels to Rio De Janeiro (where her father was born) to explore the story behind Brazil's most famous and enduring song. Written in 1962 by Antonio Carlos ...

He’d arguably chosen the wrong musician for his swipe – Gil remains relentlessly inventive and, at 74, fantastically dynamic – but it was clear what he was getting at. A lot of Brazilian (or Brazilian ...