Brasil '66

E199025

Brasil '66 was a popular 1960s Brazilian-American music group led by Sérgio Mendes, known for blending bossa nova, jazz, and pop into internationally successful hits.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Brasil '66 canonical 4
Brasil '77 2
Brasil '65 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Brazilian-American music group
music group
achieved international commercial success
activeInDecade 1960s
alsoKnownAs Sérgio Mendes & Brasil '66
associatedAct A&M Records artists
linked to: A&M Records

Herb Alpert
Sérgio Mendes
linked to: Sergio Mendes
associatedWithMovement bossa nova wave
backingVocalistsIncluded Janis Hansen
Karen Philipp
Lani Hall
countryOfOrigin Brazil
United States of America
era mid-20th century popular music
formedInDecade 1960s
genre bossa nova
jazz
pop music
hasInfluenceOn Latin pop
adult contemporary music
smooth jazz
hasMember Sérgio Mendes
linked to: Sergio Mendes
keyboardPlayer Sérgio Mendes
linked to: Sergio Mendes
languageOfPerformance English
Portuguese
leader Sérgio Mendes
linked to: Sergio Mendes
notableAlbum Equinox
Fool on the Hill
Herb Alpert Presents Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66
Look Around
notableWork Day Tripper
Fool on the Hill
Going Out of My Head
Mas Que Nada
The Look of Love
originCity Rio de Janeiro
performanceSetting international concert tours
primaryInstrumentalist Sérgio Mendes
linked to: Sergio Mendes
recordLabel A&M Records
styleCharacteristic blend of bossa nova, jazz, and pop
successRegion Europe
Japan
North America
typicalRepertoire Brazilian standards
contemporary pop covers
vocalStyle female vocal harmonies

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sergio Mendes associatedBand Brasil '66
Sergio Mendes associatedBand Brasil '77
linked to: Brasil '66
Sergio Mendes associatedAct Brasil '65
linked to: Brasil '66
Sérgio Mendes & Brasil '66 associatedAct Brasil '77
linked to: Brasil '66