Fonte: The Guardian

From the bossa nova to tropicália, samba-reggae to the Axe carnival music of Salvador, much of the greatest contemporary Brazilian music has been created by the fusion of local rhythms with outside influences, from jazz to rock and hip-hop.

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Céu (below) is a young singer-songwriter from São Paulo who spent time in New York, and returned home to continue the tradition. Her influences may not be new - there's a dash of funk, jazz, soul, electronica and (of course) samba in her intriguingly confident, cool and intimate songs - but what's remarkable about this set is the way she has reworked her country's magpie tradition to create a style that is both refreshingly new but still distinctively Brazilian. Her light, easy-going vocals are matched effortlessly against anything from the slinky bass lines and jazz piano on Lenda through to the brassy, driving Rainha or the subtle and personal Veu da Noite. If she's this good live she deserves to become Brazil's next internationally acclaimed celebrity.