The #8 thing I love about Brazil is...........

MPB or Musica Popular Brasileira. I love MPB for its unique style of music. Its not hard on the ears, its easy to listen to and the lyrics are always clean. MPB first hit the scene in Brazil during the 60's in an attempt to find a "national" music style. Elis Regina is considered as the artist who put MPB on the map. She sang songs like Águas de Março. The leading artists of MPB are Chico Buarque, Vinícius de Moraes, Edu Lobo and Gilberto Gil. Here are some great Oldies and new songs:

MPB favors a few instruments like the atabaque which is an african drum, the pandeiro which is a small hand drum with small symbols on it. MPB also favors the acoustic and electric guitar. MPB also borrows a little from Bossa Nova. So if you want to buy some Brazilian music that wont drive you crazy after 30 minutes, MPB is what you are looking for. Até logo e um abraço.