With the musical traditions of Europe, Africa and the Indians as its source material, Brazilian music has evolved as an endless mix of styles, rhythms and sounds.

Bossa nova is a fairly new style of Brazilian music that combines the harmonics of jazz and local rhythms (especially samba).

Brazil became a musical country because of its origins: the Indians played bamboo flutes, the Portuguese brought their singers and guitarists, and the Africans brought their diverse and exciting rhythms.