Artist

Antônio Carlos Jobim

1950s-1994·Rio de Janeiro

Tom Jobim was Rio de Janeiro's answer to bossa nova's Bahian outsider: Rio-born in 1927 in the Tijuca neighborhood, classically trained, and by most accounts blessed with the kind of good looks that made him an easy face for a new Brazilian sound. He studied under the German émigré composer Hans-Joachim Koellreutter, who had brought twelve-tone technique to Brazil, and before he ever wrote a bossa nova he was composing symphonies.

The full story is in Bossa Nova.

At a glance

Active
1950s–1994
From
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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  • Bossa Nova
    Principal · 1956-1964 · Members

    Bossa Nova is a genre from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1956–1964. Its principal artists include João Gilberto, Antônio Carlos Jobim and Vinicius de Moraes. This issue covers 9 essential albums and 15 dated events.