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Matogrosso e Mathias
Matogrosso e Mathias is a Brazilian sertanejo duo formed in 1976, regarded as precursors of música sertaneja romântica and still headliners on Brazil's rodeo circuit.
Matuê
Matuê, stage name of Matheus Brasileiro Aguiar, is a Brazilian rapper and singer from Fortaleza, Ceará, a leading figure of Brazilian trap who founded the label 30PRAUM in 2016.
MC Cabelinho
MC Cabelinho is the stage name of Victor Hugo Oliveira do Nascimento, a funk and trap singer from the Pavão-Pavãozinho–Cantagalo favelas of Rio de Janeiro.
MC Cebezinho
MC Cebezinho (Wesley Barbosa de Souza) is a Brazilian funk singer from Cidade Tiradentes, São Paulo, behind "The Box Medley Funk 2", Brazil's most-played song of 2024.
MC Daleste
MC Daleste, born Daniel Pedreira Senna Pellegrini, was a Brazilian funk ostentação singer from São Paulo, shot dead on stage in Campinas in 2013 at age 20.
MC Don Juan
MC Don Juan, born Matheus Wallace Mendonça da Cruz in 2001, is a Brazilian funk paulistano singer from São Paulo and one of Brazil's most-streamed artists.
MC Guimê
MC Guimê, born Guilherme Aparecido Dantas Pinho in 1992, is a Brazilian funk singer from Osasco, a leading name of funk ostentação known for 'País do Futebol'.
MC Kekel
MC Kekel is a Brazilian funk singer from Guaianases, São Paulo, whose 2018 duet "Amor de verdade" with MC Rita was Brazil's most-played song on Spotify and YouTube.
MC Kevinho
MC Kevinho is the stage name of Kevin Kawan de Azevedo, a Brazilian funk paulista singer from Campinas best known for the 2016 Carnival hit "Olha a Explosão".
MC Lan
MC Lan, real name Caio Alexandre Cruz, is a Brazilian funk singer known for "Rabetão" and "Rave de Favela", nominated for a 2020 Latin Grammy.
MC Marcinho
MC Marcinho, born Márcio André Nepomuceno Garcia, was a Brazilian funk singer, a leading voice of romantic funk melody, known for "Glamurosa" and "Garota nota 100".
MC Rick
MC Rick (Erick Warley de Oliveira Rodrigues, born 2001) is a Brazilian funk singer and leading name of Funk BH, who broke through nationally in 2020 with "Não Nasceu Pra Namorar".
MC Sapão
MC Sapão, born Jefferson Fernandes Luiz, was a funk carioca MC from Rio de Janeiro's Complexo do Alemão whose hits included 'Eu tô tranquilão' and 'Rei do baile'.
MC Zaac
MC Zaac, born Isaac Daniel Júnior in 1992, is a Brazilian funk singer from Diadema, São Paulo, known for "Bumbum Granada" and collaborations with Anitta.
Mestre Ambrósio
Mestre Ambrósio is a six-member Brazilian band formed in Recife, Pernambuco, in 1992, blending northeastern rhythms such as maracatu and forró with pop and rock.
Meu Pedaço de Pecado
"Meu Pedaço de Pecado" ("My Piece of Sin") is a 2021 piseiro song by João Gomes that topped Spotify Brazil and made the 18-year-old Brazil's most-listened singer.
Modão
Modão is an affectionate Brazilian term for traditional sertanejo music, especially songs popular between the 1950s and 1980s, performed by duos with viola caipira or violão.
Mombojó
Mombojó is an indie pop and rock band formed in Recife, Pernambuco, in 2001, in the aftermath of manguebeat, and active for over 25 years.
Montagem
Montagem, abbreviated MTG, is a funk carioca track format built by collaging and looping parts of pre-existing songs, born in Rio de Janeiro bailes in the early 1990s.
MPB
MPB, short for Música Popular Brasileira, is the urban, sophisticated strand of Brazilian pop that emerged from the televised song festivals of the mid-1960s, associated with Chico Buarque, Caetano Veloso, and Gilberto Gil.
Mr. Catra
Mr. Catra, born Wagner Domingues Costa, was a Rio de Janeiro singer and composer who became a defining voice of funk carioca, dying in 2018.
Mukeka di Rato
Mukeka di Rato is a Brazilian punk rock band formed in 1995 in Vila Velha, Espírito Santo, known for fast, short songs with sarcastic, political lyrics.
Mundo Livre
Mundo Livre S/A, also written Mundo Livre, is a rock band from Recife, Brazil, fronted by Fred 04 and a founding band of the 1990s manguebeat movement.
Naná Vasconcelos
Naná Vasconcelos, born Juvenal de Holanda Vasconcelos, was a Brazilian percussionist from Recife who specialized in the berimbau and won eight Grammy Awards before his death in 2016.
Nara Leão
Nara Leão (1942–1989) was a Brazilian singer known as the musa da bossa nova, who turned to protest songs against the dictatorship and joined Tropicália in 1968.
Nego do Borel (musician)
Nego do Borel is the stage name of Leno Maycon Viana Gomes, a Brazilian funk carioca singer from Rio de Janeiro who broke through in 2012.
Ney Matogrosso
Ney Matogrosso (Ney de Souza Pereira), born 1941, is a Brazilian singer who led Secos & Molhados from 1973, known for his countertenor voice and face paint.
NX Zero (Brazilian band)
NX Zero is a Brazilian pop-rock and emo band formed in São Paulo in 2001, best known for the hits 'Razões e Emoções' and 'Cedo ou Tarde'.
O Rappa
O Rappa is a Brazilian band from Rio de Janeiro, formed in 1993, that blends reggae, rock, rap, dub, and samba and is fronted by vocalist Marcelo Falcão.
Odair José
Odair José is a Brazilian singer and songwriter, born in 1948, a founding figure of brega-romântico and one of Brazil's best-selling artists of the 1970s.