i don't know exactly too much about what's good in brazilian music, but i've been listening to some samples of Preta Gil (Gilberto Gil's daughter) and she's pretty good.
i wanna know who/what are some of the best brazilian artists/styles to listen to?

You should try Antonio Carlos Jobim. I discovered him recently.

Antonio Carlos Jobim: Stone Flower

JohnDoe

I'm not fimiliar with Brazilian music but I loved Sarah Vaughan's Brazilian Jazzy efforts(in the 70's and 80's periods) she did alot of Brazilian Jazz which I really like.

I'm sorry if you ment something else, tho!

I have a Brazilian tape, but I think I only listened to it once. However, I love those delicious jujuba candies. Yum!

check out www.compost-records.com Jazzanova & Co. is on some next level Brazilian music.

I really dig funky influences in brazilian music
& there´s a cd called Black Rio that´s a
great compilation.
Also I can really recomend the singer Marisa Monte
4 some new brasilian stuff.
/peace Manki

Xitãozinho and Xororó and Sandy and Junior.

I am from Brazil, i like brazilian music, but i prefer rock, funk and blues, and there are not many good bands of these styles here.

But i can give hints,

for melody and good harmony try DJAVAN
for r&b and great singing try ED MOTTA
for metal try Sepultura
for melodic metal try ANGRA (virtuosity)
for prince influence try MAX de Castro (or viana) i cant remember
TOM JOBIM for complex good music
TONINHO HORTA for harmonic jazzy virtuosity

And Collar Of Skin for some hard rock, ehhe just kidding

I don't own any of this music, but i listen to a radio station WNUA 95.5 (Chi ppl know!) and they have a segment on every Sat. night from 10 pm to 2 am called Sounds of Brazil. They play Jobim, Gil and lots of others. Love it!

I have heard of Cesara Evora (sp?) but I haven't heard any of her songs

7salles said:

Oi Tudo Bem!!! Muito Bom...Eu adoro musica de Brasil!!!

Djavan is a great artist...go to Kaaza and download the songs; "Oceano", Flor de Lis and Açaí.

http://www.djavan.com.br

Also other great artists would be Gal Costa, Caetano Veloso and Daniela Mercury...

Check them out, you want be disapointed

Check out:
João Gilberto

...and
Os Mutantes

BandGeek said:

Favorite song by João Gilberto is So Danca Samba and Bossa Nova Brasil.

Don't forget the brasilian soul brutha -- the late Tim Maia

Daniela Mercury??? mmann i hate that woman, carnival oriented crap. bs
i cant stand any "axe music" for carnival that fuckins sucks