Brazilian Music Hits: '90s

Brazil's recent musical heritage is astonishingly rich—axé, samba, bossa nova and a vast catalogue of rock and pop defined the country's national identity in its devotion to percussive, frenetic rhythms. While bands like Mamonas Assassinas and Titãs maintained the rock ‘n' roll scene, Carlinhos Brown's grooves packed dance floors across the country. This is the soundtrack to a lively era.