2. History
Music movement influenced by the urban growth in
Brazil which broke all classical styles using the
mixture of samba and jazz
Started in the late 50’s to the early 60’s
With a very rich style, bossa nova engages topics
such as love or politics
It’s known by its simplicity but at the
same time by its criticism and
description
3. Greatest Hits
Garota de Ipanema ( Girl from Ipanema); created by
Tom Jobim it is probably the most successful song at
the time, it was sang by very important music names
such as Frank Sinatra.
Manha de Carnaval (Carnival Morning)
Palpite Infeliz (Unhappy tip)
Aguas de Marco (March waters)
4. The girl from Ipanema is sill alive. Helo Pinheiro was
just a girl from Rio that used to go the beach all the
time.
Tom Jobim, always being there, wrote the song about
her.
5. Bossa Nova is one of the most important music styles
in Brazil even that most of its musicians are not
present anymore. It just shows that it’s simplicity will
be carried on with the years
