The astronomical global success of Michel Teló, a Brazilian country singer, is an example of the diverse new talents emerging from Brazil's thriving pop scene and the multitude of ways… By Emmanuelle ...

It seems like a statistical impossibility. But six months after Michel Teló's "Ai Se Eu Te Pego" topped European and South American airplay and digital charts, another Brazilian track -- in… By Leila ...

History tells us that it's very hard for a Brazilian celebrity to become an international superstar. Carmen Miranda successfully made it in the 1940s when she took Hollywood by storm. Then in the ...

Some years ago, Brazilian country music was considered hick by a lot of people in the major cities of the country. However, a recent wave of “Sertanejo Universitário” (College Country), a sub-set of ...

There’s a virus spreading around the globe, but the symptoms aren’t fever or body aches. No, this epidemic manifests itself in giggles and grins, waving hands, pumping hips and a bubbly chorus that ...