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Updated: 14 May
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Milton Nascimento & Lô Borges - Clube da Esquina, Cover art
Clube da Esquina
Milton Nascimento & Lô Borges
4.14 15k 14,710 133 133
March 1972 Album
MPB
Psychedelic Pop Baroque Pop Contemporary Folk Psychedelic Folk Brazilian Folk Music
passionate lush warm summer bittersweet melodic eclectic tropical
15k Ratings 133 Reviews 4.14 Average
Novos Baianos - Acabou chorare, Cover art
Acabou chorare
Novos Baianos
4.09 8k 8,474 83 83
November 1972 Album
MPB Samba
Samba-rock Tropicália
happy playful summer warm uplifting melodic energetic tropical
8k Ratings 83 Reviews 4.09 Average
Jorge Ben - Fôrça bruta, Cover art
Fôrça bruta
Jorge Ben
4.09 6k 6,136 45 45
1970 Album
Samba Soul MPB Samba-rock
uplifting passionate tropical summer playful happy warm romantic
6k Ratings 45 Reviews 4.09 Average
Chico Buarque - Construção, Cover art
Construção
Chico Buarque
4.06 8k 7,917 90 90
November 1971 Album
MPB Singer-Songwriter
Samba Brazilian Classical Music
political urban poetic conscious melancholic existential protest serious
8k Ratings 90 Reviews 4.06 Average
Jorge Ben - A Tábua de Esmeralda, Cover art
A Tábua de Esmeralda
Jorge Ben
4.06 8k 7,824 88 88
May 1974 Album
MPB Samba-rock
Samba Soul Psychedelic Pop
warm tropical uplifting summer playful occult lush happy
8k Ratings 88 Reviews 4.06 Average
Jorge Ben - África Brasil, Cover art
África Brasil
Jorge Ben
3.96 5k 4,913 58 58
1976 Album
Samba-rock MPB Funk
Samba Soul Afoxé Psychedelic Soul
energetic rhythmic sports psychedelic summer tropical warm passionate
5k Ratings 58 Reviews 3.96 Average
Gal Costa - Gal Costa, Cover art
Gal Costa
Gal Costa
3.90 6k 6,014 55 55
March 1969 Album
Tropicália Psychedelic Pop
Samba-rock Psychedelic Rock Samba Soul Baroque Pop
psychedelic tropical warm summer playful lush melodic romantic
6k Ratings 55 Reviews 3.90 Average
Caetano Veloso - Transa, Cover art
Transa
Caetano Veloso
3.89 6k 5,848 51 51
16 February 1972 Album
MPB Singer-Songwriter
Tropicália Afoxé
passionate rhythmic poetic introspective melodic lonely bittersweet melancholic
6k Ratings 51 Reviews 3.89 Average
Arthur Verocai - Arthur Verocai, Cover art
Arthur Verocai
Arthur Verocai
3.89 4k 4,384 33 33
September 1972 Album
MPB Psychedelic Pop
Samba-jazz Baroque Pop Jazz Fusion Psychedelic Soul
lush psychedelic summer mellow warm melodic longing bittersweet
4k Ratings 33 Reviews 3.89 Average
Milton Nascimento - Milagre dos peixes, Cover art
Milagre dos peixes
Milton Nascimento
3.90 3k 2,659 24 24
August 1973 Album
MPB Avant-Folk
Jazz Fusion Psychedelic Folk Spiritual Jazz
spiritual surreal psychedelic avant-garde warm tropical eclectic political
3k Ratings 24 Reviews 3.90 Average
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A divina comédia ou ando meio desligado
Mutantes
3.88 4k 4,200 45 45
March 1970 Album
Psychedelic Rock Tropicália
Psychedelic Pop Acid Rock Psychedelic Soul
playful psychedelic summer tropical quirky warm surreal satirical
4k Ratings 45 Reviews 3.88 Average
Various Artists - Tropicália ou panis et circencis, Cover art
Tropicália ou panis et circencis
3.87 3k 2,838 32 32
July 1968 Album
Tropicália
Psychedelic Pop Psychedelic Rock Baroque Pop Progressive Pop
psychedelic tropical satirical eclectic progressive history protest melodic
3k Ratings 32 Reviews 3.87 Average
Milton Nascimento - Geraes, Cover art
Geraes
Milton Nascimento
3.88 1k 1,272 7 7
December 1976 Album
MPB Singer-Songwriter Contemporary Folk
Indigenous Andean Music Chamber Folk Conjunto andino Progressive Folk
pastoral passionate poetic conscious nature atmospheric longing uplifting
1k Ratings 7 Reviews 3.88 Average
Tom Zé - Estudando o samba, Cover art
Estudando o samba
Tom Zé
3.87 3k 2,737 24 24
1976 Album
Samba MPB
Samba-canção Avant-Folk
avant-garde humorous complex playful quirky surreal rhythmic poetic
3k Ratings 24 Reviews 3.87 Average
Milton Nascimento - Minas, Cover art
Minas
Milton Nascimento
3.87 3k 2,616 17 17
October 1975 Album
MPB Singer-Songwriter Progressive Folk
Jazz Fusion Psychedelic Folk Progressive Rock Avant-Folk Singer-Songwriter
surreal longing melodic complex bittersweet love avant-garde lush
3k Ratings 17 Reviews 3.87 Average
Gil e Jorge - Ogum Xangô, Cover art
Ogum Xangô
Gilberto Gil & Jorge Ben
3.85 2k 1,866 33 33
April 1975 Album
MPB Afoxé
Baião Samba Psychedelic Folk
improvisation playful hypnotic tropical repetitive rhythmic warm acoustic
2k Ratings 33 Reviews 3.85 Average
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Jorge Ben
Jorge Ben
3.85 2k 2,469 26 26
November 1969 Album
MPB Samba-rock
Samba Soul Tropicália
uplifting tropical psychedelic playful summer lush passionate chaotic
2k Ratings 26 Reviews 3.85 Average
Os Mutantes - Os Mutantes, Cover art
Os Mutantes
Os Mutantes
3.81 9k 9,007 166 166
June 1968 Album
Tropicália Psychedelic Rock Psychedelic Pop
Psychedelic Pop Experimental Rock
psychedelic playful tropical energetic sarcastic humorous quirky satirical
9k Ratings 166 Reviews 3.81 Average
Belchior - Alucinação, Cover art
Alucinação
Belchior
3.84 2k 2,058 19 19
June 1976 Album
Singer-Songwriter MPB Folk Rock
Contemporary Folk
passionate philosophical rebellious conscious poetic mellow acoustic sentimental
2k Ratings 19 Reviews 3.84 Average
Novos Baianos - Novos Baianos F.C., Cover art
Novos Baianos F.C.
Novos Baianos
3.86 1k 1,246 12 12
11 June 1973 Album
MPB Samba-rock
Tropicália Samba-choro
summer warm happy playful energetic acoustic tropical psychedelic
1k Ratings 12 Reviews 3.86 Average
Cátia de França - 20 palavras ao redor do sol, Cover art
20 palavras ao redor do sol
Cátia de França
3.85 850 850 8 8
1979 Album
MPB Baião Singer-Songwriter
Coco Psychedelic Folk Udigrudi Forró Embolada
warm rhythmic psychedelic playful energetic nature poetic tropical
850 Ratings 8 Reviews 3.85 Average
Jorge Ben - Solta o pavão, Cover art
Solta o pavão
Jorge Ben
3.84 899 899 7 7
3 November 1975 Album
Samba-rock MPB
Samba Soul
uplifting passionate playful energetic philosophical lush warm Christian
899 Ratings 7 Reviews 3.84 Average
Erasmo Carlos - Sonhos e memórias: 1941-1972, Cover art
Sonhos e memórias: 1941-1972
Erasmo Carlos
3.85 606 606 11 11
November 1972 Album
MPB
Psychedelic Pop Folk Rock Samba-rock Pop Rock Progressive Pop
lush mellow melodic warm soft psychedelic summer peaceful
606 Ratings 11 Reviews 3.85 Average
Edu Lôbo - Edu Lôbo [Missa breve], Cover art
Edu Lôbo [Missa breve]
Edu Lôbo
3.83 1k 1,328 12 12
March 1973 Album
MPB
Samba-jazz Progressive Pop
Christian dense meditative religious passionate lush mellow
1k Ratings 12 Reviews 3.83 Average
Marcos Valle - Previsão do tempo, Cover art
Previsão do tempo
Marcos Valle
3.82 2k 1,607 23 23
1973 Album
MPB Singer-Songwriter
Psychedelic Pop Samba Soul Jazz Pop Jazz-Funk Bossa nova
tropical summer eclectic melodic lush mellow rhythmic sentimental
2k Ratings 23 Reviews 3.82 Average
Chico Buarque - Chico Buarque, Cover art
Chico Buarque
Chico Buarque
3.82 1k 1,388 8 8
3 November 1978 Album
MPB Singer-Songwriter
Samba-canção
bittersweet political tropical conscious warm romantic breakup melodic
1k Ratings 8 Reviews 3.82 Average
Milton Nascimento - Clube da Esquina 2, Cover art
Clube da Esquina 2
Milton Nascimento
3.82 1k 1,038 9 9
1978 Album
MPB Progressive Folk
Baroque Pop Psychedelic Pop Contemporary Folk Psychedelic Folk
soothing melancholic progressive melodic poetic playful urban acoustic
1k Ratings 9 Reviews 3.82 Average
Gal Costa - Cantar, Cover art
Cantar
Gal Costa
3.82 988 988 7 7
May 1974 Album
MPB
Bossa nova Samba-rock Funk Samba Soul Vocal Jazz
happy mellow tropical warm peaceful uplifting summer love
988 Ratings 7 Reviews 3.82 Average
Gilberto Gil - Expresso 2222, Cover art
Expresso 2222
Gilberto Gil
3.81 1k 1,460 11 11
July 1972 Album
Tropicália MPB
Samba-rock Psychedelic Rock Samba
tropical uplifting eclectic happy summer warm improvisation repetitive
1k Ratings 11 Reviews 3.81 Average
Erasmo Carlos - Carlos, Erasmo..., Cover art
Carlos, Erasmo...
Erasmo Carlos
3.81 1k 1,125 8 8
August 1971 Album
MPB
Psychedelic Pop Tropicália Folk Rock Samba Soul Psychedelic Rock
lush tropical melodic passionate summer psychedelic rhythmic eclectic
1k Ratings 8 Reviews 3.81 Average
Fafá de Belém - Tamba-tajá, Cover art
Tamba-tajá
Fafá de Belém
3.84 174 174
11 May 1976 Album
MPB Brazilian Folk Music
Baião Coco Carimbó
tropical tribal eclectic rhythmic folklore forest lush pastoral
174 Ratings 3.84 Average
Gilberto Gil - Refazenda, Cover art
Refazenda
Gilberto Gil
3.80 773 773 11 11
August 1975 Album
MPB
Samba Soul Baião Funk
pastoral uplifting mellow poetic abstract sentimental calm conscious
773 Ratings 11 Reviews 3.80 Average
Jorge Ben - Ben, Cover art
Ben
Jorge Ben
3.80 1k 1,091 12 12
October 1972 Album
MPB Samba-rock
Samba Soul Funk
happy uplifting tropical rhythmic mellow lush optimistic passionate
1k Ratings 12 Reviews 3.80 Average
Lô Borges - Lô Borges, Cover art
Lô Borges
Lô Borges
3.79 2k 2,287 31 31
September 1972 Album
MPB Singer-Songwriter
Psychedelic Rock Contemporary Folk Progressive Pop Psychedelic Folk
mellow warm psychedelic progressive lush summer existential pastoral
2k Ratings 31 Reviews 3.79 Average
Chico Buarque - Meus caros amigos, Cover art
Meus caros amigos
Chico Buarque
3.79 2k 1,569 14 14
24 November 1976 Album
MPB Singer-Songwriter
Samba-canção Choro Baroque Pop
lush poetic bittersweet political conscious rhythmic warm melodic
2k Ratings 14 Reviews 3.79 Average
Beto Guedes - A página do relâmpago elétrico, Cover art
A página do relâmpago elétrico
Beto Guedes
3.80 522 522 8 8
June 1977 Album
MPB Progressive Folk Contemporary Folk
Progressive Folk Progressive Rock Rock rural Psychedelic Pop Psychedelic Folk
poetic melodic lush progressive passionate nature peaceful pastoral
522 Ratings 8 Reviews 3.80 Average
Elza Soares - Do cóccix até o pescoço, Cover art
Do cóccix até o pescoço
Elza Soares
3.81 425 425 2 2
15 August 2002 Album
MPB Samba
Samba-rock Neo-Soul Conscious Hip Hop Turntablism Trip Hop
urban conscious rhythmic eclectic passionate political melodic nocturnal
425 Ratings 2 Reviews 3.81 Average
Fafá de Belém - Água, Cover art
Água
Fafá de Belém
3.81 469 469 4 4
April 1977 Album
MPB Chamber Folk Brazilian Folk Music
Vocal Jazz Baroque Pop
lush tropical sentimental nature passionate melodic peaceful calm
469 Ratings 4 Reviews 3.81 Average
Tom Zé - Todos os olhos, Cover art
Todos os olhos
Tom Zé
3.78 2k 1,562 20 20
6 November 1973 Album
MPB Singer-Songwriter
Avant-Folk Tropicália Samba
playful humorous avant-garde urban bittersweet quirky sarcastic poetic
2k Ratings 20 Reviews 3.78 Average
Caetano Veloso - Caetano Veloso, Cover art
Caetano Veloso
Caetano Veloso
3.78 2k 2,155 27 27
August 1969 Album
Tropicália
Psychedelic Pop Psychedelic Rock Singer-Songwriter
playful eclectic melodic psychedelic summer tropical warm uplifting
2k Ratings 27 Reviews 3.78 Average
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  • Chico Buarque, Nara Leão & Maria Bethânia - Quando o carnaval chegar, Cover art
    Quando o carnaval chegar
    1972 Album
    148 Ratings 6 Reviews 3.59 Average
    3.59 148 148 6 6
  • Gilberto Gil - Copacabana mon amour, Cover art
    Copacabana mon amour
    1998 Album
    78 Ratings 3.57 Average
    3.57 78 78
  • Various Artists - Selva de pedra, Cover art
    Selva de pedra
    1972 Album
    33 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.75 Average
    3.75 33 33 1 1
  • Chico Buarque - Morte e vida severina, Cover art
    Morte e vida severina
    1966 Album
    51 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.13 Average
    3.13 51 51 1 1
  • Naná Vasconcelos - Fragments: Modern Traditions, Cover art
    Fragments: Modern Traditions
    1997 Album
    20 Ratings 3.46 Average
    3.46 20 20
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  • Gal Costa - -Fa-Tal-, Cover art
    -Fa-Tal-
    1971 Album
    834 Ratings 15 Reviews 4.01 Average
    4.01 834 834 15 15
  • Milton Nascimento & Som Imaginário - Milagre dos peixes: Gravado ao vivo, Cover art
    Milagre dos peixes: Gravado ao vivo
    1974 Album
    215 Ratings 3 Reviews 3.96 Average
    3.96 215 215 3 3
  • Vinicius de Moraes, Maria Creuza & Toquinho - La Fusa, Cover art
    La Fusa
    1970 Album
    492 Ratings 8 Reviews 3.92 Average
    3.92 492 492 8 8
  • Cássia Eller - Acústico MTV, Cover art
    Acústico MTV
    2001 Album
    211 Ratings 2 Reviews 3.93 Average
    3.93 211 211 2 2
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    Recital na boite Barroco
    1968 Album
    288 Ratings 10 Reviews 3.75 Average
    3.75 288 288 10 10
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  • Joyce With Maurício Maestro - Natureza, Cover art
    Natureza
    2022 Album
    218 Ratings 2 Reviews 3.84 Average
    3.84 218 218 2 2
  • Joyce Moreno, Naná Vasconcelos & Maurício Maestro - Visions of Dawn (Paris 1976 Project), Cover art
    Visions of Dawn (Paris 1976 Project)
    2009 Album
    210 Ratings 5 Reviews 3.68 Average
    3.68 210 210 5 5
  • Mutantes - Tecnicolor, Cover art
    Tecnicolor
    2000 Album
    423 Ratings 8 Reviews 3.56 Average
    3.56 423 423 8 8
  • Milton Nascimento - Maria Maria / O último trem, Cover art
    Maria Maria / O último trem
    2004 Album
    67 Ratings 3.96 Average
    3.96 67 67
  • Sérgio Sampaio - Cruel, Cover art
    Cruel
    2006 Album
    60 Ratings 1 Reviews 4.04 Average
    4.04 60 60 1 1
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