Nobody is sure just what it is, or even what its name implies: according to various experts, the Portuguese slang expression bossa nova can mean “the latest thing” or “the new beat” or “the new ...

In a quaint bungalow humming with Portuguese, a cool breeze of lilting harmonies and rhythmic bounce invites a leisurely sway to the tranquility of bossa nova. It’s a modern take on a sound pioneered ...

The smooth sounds of Brazil are set to sweep through the West End Cultural Centre later this month as the Winnipeg Jazz ...

Embratur, the Brazilian Tourist Office has today unveiled plans for a free festival celebrating the 50th anniversary of Bossa Nova at London’s South Bank on 6th July 2008, part of the Coin Street ...

A self-described melomaniac, veteran Spanish filmmaker Fernando Trueba (director of the Oscar winner “Belle Époque”) had long nurtured an affinity for Brazilian music, including the bossa nova style ...

Not to sound like a broken record, but I'll say it again: the variety of creative expression in what is inadequately labeled ...

Bossa nova band Nossas Novas instills the different cultural backgrounds of each member in their music. "All of us come together to make sure we honor traditional style, but add our own modern spin to ...