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Then, the words themselves translate to "nova onda" in Portuguese, which is what Brazilians first called bossa nova.
Broward-Palm Beach New Times | Complete Issue 2010
Then, the words themselves translate to "nova onda" in Portuguese, which is what Brazilians first called bossa nova.
Broward-Palm Beach New Times | Complete Issue 2010
Some, such as bossa nova and samba, are well known outside Brazil, while others, including axe, choro, forro and frevo, are more localized.
Brazilian music and culture appeal to couple planning a honeymoon Carol Sottili 2010
He can play classical jazz, and latin such as bossa -nova/samba with the same taste for me.
AvaxHome RSS: 2010
South of the equator, the Brazilian bossa nova song “The Girl from Ipanema” sparked a worldwide craze in a 1963 recording by Astrud Gilberto and Stan Getz.
The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010
South of the equator, the Brazilian bossa nova song “The Girl from Ipanema” sparked a worldwide craze in a 1963 recording by Astrud Gilberto and Stan Getz.
The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010
I was enjoying my fillet o'fish every bite with some French bossa nova playing on my iPod.
The naked man at McDonald's Jerine 2009
America has always loved Latin American dance music – from tango to cha-cha-cha to bossa nova – but none of these crazes were quite as big as mambo.
Perez Prado goes to Hollywood 2011
Brazil is known as the land of samba, bossa nova and funk.
Gospel starts to strike a chord in Brazil, the home of bossa nova 2011
It's an amazing gentleman's type of music from the 1960s: a mix of traditional Cuban styles with doo-wop, bossa nova and rock.
Luciano Q&A 2011
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