Top Ten Best Brazilian Singers

Elis Regina

One of the strongest vocalists in history. Her range, both vocally and stylistically, surpasses what most vocalists possess. Although she had the skill of a veteran even as a young adult, she approached her work naturally, like the prodigy she was. While her reputation varies in tales of what she was like to work with, her music showcases a singer who is frequently playful on tracks, often to the point of outright laughter, and who did not take herself too seriously.
Her talent commanded the respect of the best composers of her era. She recorded some of the most creative and memorable versions of classics that came before her and left a trail of classic recordings that artists today still tribute. Her record speaks for itself.
Elis is the greatest.

Marisa Monte

Marisa Monte is a huge star in Brazil, known as a very sophisticated singer and songwriter. Her voice, songs, and stage presence are beyond the ordinary. She is amazingly brilliant! She was elected by the French newspaper Le Monde as one of the top 10 best singers in the world.
Marisa Monte is considered the best singer in Brazil!

Marisa always inspires me! She is a great woman and artist. Her voice is extremely beautiful, it touches our souls, and her songs are always very well chosen.

She definitively represents great Brazilian music. How could someone in good mental shape compare Marisa Monte with Michel Telo?

Gal Costa

Gal Costa is a most versatile singer with an incredibly passionate interpretation of many styles. Her tone is impeccable!

Gal Costa should be in the top ten. Tom Jobim wrote the classic bossa nova songs, but please, number 7 on the list of best singers in Brazil?!

A great tone and always in tune, a great singer!

Tom Jobim

Tom Jobim was a master. He was a great composer, arranger, and conductor, comparable to Mozart. How can somebody list Jobim and Michael Telo together? For the Lord's sake.

I am splitting hairs. Tom Jobim or Chico Buarque? One or the other, it's hard to make a decision. Both of them define many traits of contemporary Brazilian music.

Just incomparable. His songs have nice, sophisticated chords. He knew what he was doing. After all, he was a conductor.

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Renato Russo

Renato Russo is the king of rock in Brazil! He is the best composer that Brazil has ever had. His music portrayed the sufferings and joys of all teenagers in Brazil.
Summarizing, he is the great poet of Brazilian music. He died, but his cry is still alive! He will always be in our hearts! Listen at maximum volume.

This amazing singer could reach more than 3 octaves of vocal extension. He could sing softly or powerfully, according to the song. Besides that, he was a poet. He wrote beautiful songs. The best of all!

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Michel Telo

He's the best singer I have ever heard. I love the song he sings, Ai Se Eu Te Pego. I play that song over and over and never get bored. I love the way he dances too when he is single. I love all the songs he sings because I can feel them in my heart when I hear him sing them. Telo, you're the best.

I love Michel Telo! I kept on playing his music over and over again! From the Philippines... Mabuhay! Mahal kita, Michel Telo!

I think he's a great singer. He has a nice voice and I love the song Ai Se Eu Te Pego. Congratulations, man.

Caetano Veloso

Caetano was very important in compiling the African and indigenous heritage of Brazilian music, and he was also significant in the fight for democracy during the Brazilian dictatorship.

He combines everything: a great (eccentric) voice and out-of-the-ordinary songs! He is now the Brazilian éminence grise. One couldn't get around this guy.

I am from Central America and like Caetano like no other Brazilian singer. He puts his emotions into song. He is a great composer and magnificent singer.

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Chico Buarque

Takes me where no other music can.

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Maria Bethânia

Very powerful voice. She is more than a singer. It seems like the lyrics and the instruments synchronize with her soul. She captured the attention from the beginning to the end.

This woman is the best of all Brazilian female singers by far!

She is so talented and has a unique voice.

Roberto Carlos

If you place Roberto Carlos in the number 12 slot, please correct yourself. Just consider how many records he has sold, how many songs he has written, and how all his concerts are sold out wherever he goes. This year (2014) alone, he sold out all his concerts in the US and Mexico, including Las Vegas MGM Grand. In Brazil, he holds the record for filling up the largest stadium for a concert. On top of all this, he has sold more records than the Beatles or Elvis in Latin America. How dare you place him in the 12th position? He has been the number one singer in Brazil since the sixties, with hit records in every decade since then.

Tim Maia

The question is "the best Brazilian singer," not "musician" or "songwriter." Those titles surely belong to Tom Jobim and Chico Buarque. But the best singer, without any doubt, is Tim. No one ever matched his voice. He could sing it all: soul, funk, jazz, MPB, Bossa Nova, dance. Miss you, Tim.

A great Brazilian singer who is considered one of the best for being himself. He used and abused his talent.

Tim is just epic. Greatest Brazilian voice of all time. And a rebel soul.

Gilberto Gil

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Ivete Sangalo

Awesome singer, the true Brazil icon. Do you know what it feels like to have a sold-out Madison Square Garden? So unforgettable 2011 tour! Love you, Ivete.

She's one of Brazil's most popular female singers!

Andre Matos

André Coelho Matos was a Brazilian vocalist, pianist and composer. He was involved in the heavy metal bands Viper, Angra and Shaaman. He later launched a highly successful solo career with the 2007 release of his album Time to Be Free.

If you don't know Andre Matos' power, listen to Shaman's Fairy Tale or Angra's Carry On and many others. Andre Matos was supposed to be Iron Maiden's vocalist, but Bruce got it through one position better. Andre Matos rocks!

He is the best in the world! He did everything possible and impossible for Brazilian Heavy Metal!

Used to sing for Angra, great range, great power, deserves to be here.

Milton Nascimento

I have listened to Milton since 1973. I have all his albums and have recorded Beijo Partido with strings arranged by Onaje Gumbs on the Norman Connors recording. There is no better singer. I saw Milton in LA when Miles Davis opened for him. I took my son named Moacir, yes, after Maestro Moacir Santos. I saw Milton in November in Atlanta. I come to Rio in the summer to teach and inspire the young aspiring students in the program Arts and Social Transformation. I wish Milton could come to meet them. Obrigado, Milton.