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Forró pé de serra
Forró pé de serra is the traditional acoustic branch of forró from Northeast Brazil, built on accordion, zabumba, and triangle, and standardized by Luiz Gonzaga.
Frejat
Frejat (Roberto Frejat) is a Brazilian rock singer, composer, and guitarist who co-founded Barão Vermelho in 1981, fronted it from 1985 to 2017, and has recorded solo since 2001.
Fresno
Fresno is a Brazilian rock band formed in 1999 in Porto Alegre, a leading name of 2000s Brazilian emo, with a gold record and a Latin Grammy.
Frevo
Frevo is the fast, brass-led carnival music of Recife, Pernambuco, performed mainly during Carnival by martial bands and fanfares, together with its accompanying solo dance, the passo, recognized by UNESCO in 2012.
Funk melody
Funk melody is a romantic, melodic subgenre of funk carioca, built on the US freestyle sound, that dominated Rio's radio and television charts through the 1990s.
Funk ostentação
Funk ostentação is a subgenre of baile funk that emerged in São Paulo in the late 2000s and peaked in 2014, celebrating luxury and brands over funk rhythms.
Funk paulista
Funk paulista is the São Paulo variant of baile funk, developed from Rio's funk carioca with strands like mandelão and bruxaria and a street-party culture in São Paulo's peripheries.
Gabriel Diniz
Gabriel Diniz, born José Gabriel de Souza Diniz (1990–2019), was a Brazilian forró eletrônico singer whose 2018 hit "Jenifer" topped Brazilian charts before he died in a plane crash.
Geraldo Azevedo
Geraldo Azevedo, born 1945 in Pernambuco, is a Brazilian singer and guitarist whose forró-inflected MPB produced hits like "Bicho de Sete Cabeças" and "Dia Branco".
Geraldo Vandré
Geraldo Vandré, born Geraldo Pedrosa de Araújo Dias in 1935, is a Brazilian singer-songwriter from João Pessoa whose 1968 protest song 'Caminhando' became the anthem of resistance to the military dictatorship.
Gian & Giovani
Gian & Giovani, also printed as Gian e Giovani, are a Brazilian sertanejo duo of brothers from Franca, São Paulo, major romantic stars of 1990s country-pop.
Giulia Be
Giulia Be is a Brazilian pop singer-songwriter from Rio de Janeiro, born in 1999, whose 2019 single "Menina Solta" became a triple-platinum hit in Portugal.
Gonzaguinha
Gonzaguinha, stage name of Luiz Gonzaga do Nascimento Júnior (1945–1991), was a Brazilian MPB singer-songwriter and son of Luiz Gonzaga, known for "O que é, o que é".
Guilherme & Santiago
Guilherme & Santiago is a Brazilian sertanejo duo of brothers formed in Goiânia in the 1990s, known for the hits "Do Outro Lado da Cidade" and "Azul" (2002).
Gusttavo Lima
Gusttavo Lima, stage name of Nivaldo Batista Lima, is a Brazilian sertanejo singer and businessman born in 1989 whose 2011 hit "Balada" made him famous in Brazil and abroad.
Haikaiss
Haikaiss is a Brazilian rap group from São Paulo's north zone, founded in 2006, considered among Brazil's most successful rap groups, with hits like "RAP LORD" and "Pouca Pausa."
Hermeto Pascoal
Hermeto Pascoal (1936–2025) was a Brazilian multi-instrumentalist and composer from Alagoas, known as "o Bruxo", who blended folk styles with jazz and wrote for Miles Davis.
Hibria
Hibria is a Brazilian power/speed metal band formed in 1996 in Porto Alegre, known for fast, technical songwriting and an unusually strong following in Japan.
Hugo & Guilherme
Hugo & Guilherme is a Brazilian sertanejo duo formed in 2016 in Goiânia, best known for "Mal Feito" with Marília Mendonça, Brazil's most-played song of 2022.
Hungria Hip Hop
Hungria Hip Hop is the stage name of Brazilian rapper Gustavo da Hungria Neves, born 1991 in Brasília, who built an independent career with billions of streams.
Isadora Pompeo
Isadora Pompeo (born 1999, Caxias do Sul) is a Brazilian gospel singer and songwriter; in 2023 she became the first gospel artist in the Billboard Brasil Hot 100 top 10.
Ivan Lins
Ivan Lins is a Brazilian singer-songwriter and pianist born in Rio de Janeiro in 1945, a central MPB figure whose jazz-inflected songs won him five Latin Grammys.
IZA
IZA, born Isabela Cristina Correia de Lima Lima, is a Brazilian pop and R&B singer from Rio de Janeiro, signed by Warner Music in 2016.
Jads e Jadson
Jads e Jadson are a Brazilian sertanejo duo formed by brothers Jads and Jadson dos Santos, raised in Ponta Porã, Mato Grosso do Sul, and known for their deep-voiced, traditional style.
Jair Rodrigues
Jair Rodrigues (1939–2014) was a Brazilian singer of samba, bossa nova, and MPB, best known for his celebrated duo with Elis Regina and the 1966 festival hit "Disparada".
Jammil
Jammil, also known as Jammil e Uma Noites, is a Brazilian axé and pop rock band from Salvador, Bahia, formed in 1994 and known for the hit 'Praieiro'.
Jefferson Moraes
Jefferson Moraes is a Brazilian sertanejo singer and composer born in 1993 in Londrina, Paraná, whose "Péssima Hora" reached number two on the Billboard Brasil Hot 100 in 2024.
Jeunesse Arena
Jeunesse Arena, also known as Arena Jeunesse, is a former name of Farmasi Arena, an indoor arena in Rio de Janeiro's Barra da Tijuca built for the 2007 Pan American Games.
João Bosco
João Bosco (João Bosco de Freitas Mucci), born 1946 in Ponte Nova, Minas Gerais, is a Brazilian singer, composer, and guitarist known for his 1970s partnership with lyricist Aldir Blanc.
João Gomes
João Gomes is a Brazilian forró and piseiro singer from Serrita, Pernambuco, born in 2002, whose TikTok-driven hits made him Brazil's most viral artist at 18.