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Rubel
Rubel, full name Rubel Brisolla, is a Brazilian singer-songwriter from Volta Redonda who has released four albums since 2013, including "Quando Bate Aquela Saudade" and "Partilhar" with ANAVITÓRIA.
Samba Esquema Noise
Samba Esquema Noise is the 1994 debut album by the Recife band Mundo Livre S/A, released on Banguela Records and, alongside Da Lama ao Caos, a founding landmark of the manguebeat movement.
Sambódromo da Marquês de Sapucaí
The Sambódromo da Marquês de Sapucaí, officially the Passarela Professor Darcy Ribeiro, is Rio de Janeiro's purpose-built samba school parade venue, designed by Oscar Niemeyer and inaugurated in 1984.
Samuel Rosa
Samuel Rosa is a Brazilian guitarist, singer, and composer, frontman of the band Skank from 1991 to 2023, who began a solo career in 2024.
Sandy (singer)
Sandy, born Sandy Leah Lima, is a Brazilian pop singer who rose to fame in the duo Sandy & Junior and has pursued a solo career since 2010.
Sant (musician)
Sant is a Brazilian rapper from Pilares in Rio de Janeiro's north zone, whose 2015 album O Que Separa os Homens dos Meninos made him a national name.
São João de Campina Grande
São João de Campina Grande, known as O Maior São João do Mundo, is a month-long June festival of forró music held annually in Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil, since 1983.
São João de Caruaru
São João de Caruaru is the annual June festival of Caruaru, Pernambuco, Brazil, billed as the world's largest São João, drawing millions and moving hundreds of millions of reais.
SBT
SBT (Sistema Brasileiro de Televisão) is a Brazilian free-to-air television network founded in 1981 by Silvio Santos, long the audience runner-up behind Rede Globo with variety and game shows.
Secos & Molhados
Secos & Molhados, also written Secos e Molhados, is a Brazilian rock group formed in São Paulo in 1971, whose 1973 debut produced the hits 'O Vira' and 'Sangue Latino'.
Serginho Groisman
Serginho Groisman, full name Sérgio Groisman, is a Brazilian television presenter, born in 1950 in São Paulo, creator and host of TV Globo's music program Altas Horas since 2000.
Sérgio Mallandro
Sérgio Mallandro, born Sérgio Neiva Cavalcanti, is a Brazilian comedian, singer, and television host who rose to fame on Silvio Santos's SBT in the 1980s.
Sérgio Mendes
Sérgio Mendes (Sérgio Santos Mendes, 1941–2024), Brazilian pianist and arranger from Niterói; leader of Brasil '66 whose "Mas Que Nada" was the first all-Portuguese US top-5 hit; 35+ albums, 1992 Grammy, 2012 Oscar nomination.
Sérgio Reis
Sérgio Reis, born Sérgio Bavini in São Paulo in 1940, is a Brazilian sertanejo singer whose 1973 recording of 'O Menino da Porteira' made his career.
Sesc Pompeia
Sesc Pompeia is a cultural and leisure center in São Paulo's Pompéia district, Brazil, opened in 1982 in a former drum factory adapted by architect Lina Bo Bardi.
Seu Jorge
Seu Jorge (Jorge Mário da Silva, born 1970) is a Brazilian samba-rock singer, songwriter, and actor from Belford Roxo, Rio de Janeiro. Known for City of God, Portuguese Bowie covers in The Life Aquatic, and albums Samba Esporte Fino and The Other Side.
Siba
Siba is the stage name of Sérgio Roberto Veloso de Oliveira, a Brazilian singer and rabeca player from Recife who founded Mestre Ambrósio and Siba e a Fuloresta.
Soraya Moraes
Soraya Moraes is a Brazilian gospel singer and pastor from São Paulo who has won four Latin Grammys over a career of more than three decades.
SoundOn
SoundOn is a music distribution and marketing platform owned by TikTok and ByteDance, launched in 2022, which lets independent artists upload to TikTok and streaming services while keeping ownership of their recordings.
Strike (group)
Strike is a Brazilian punk rock band from Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, fronted by Marcelo Mancini. Its style is melodic punk hardcore blending electronic, hip-hop, and dance elements.
Tarcísio do Acordeon
Tarcísio do Acordeon, born Tarcísio de Lima Sousa in 1993, is a Brazilian forró and piseiro singer and accordionist who broke through nationally in 2020 with "Meia Noite (Você Tem Meu WhatsApp)".
Tássia Reis
Tássia Reis is a Brazilian rapper, singer, and composer from Jacareí, São Paulo, known for a feminist fusion of rap with jazz, soul, and samba.
Tato do Falamansa
Tato do Falamansa, born Ricardo Ramos da Cruz (also credited as Tato Cruz), is a Brazilian singer and composer, lead vocalist of the forró band Falamansa.
Teresa Cristina
Teresa Cristina, born 1968 in Rio de Janeiro, is a Brazilian samba singer and composer who led the Lapa samba revival from the late 1990s.
Terezinha do Acordeon
Terezinha do Acordeon is the stage name of Terezinha Bezerra Chaves (born 1950 in Salgueiro, Pernambuco), a Brazilian forró accordionist and singer regarded as the Northeast's first woman accordionist.
Thaeme
Thaeme, born Thaeme Fernanda Marioto in 1985, is a Brazilian sertanejo singer who won Ídolos in 2007 and formed the duo Thaeme & Thiago in 2011.
The Gift (band)
The Gift is a Portuguese alternative rock and synthpop band from Alcobaça, formed in 1994, known for the number-one album Explode and a 2005 MTV Europe Music Award.
Tierry
Tierry (Tierry Corrêa) is a Brazilian singer and composer from Bahia whose style blends arrocha, sertanejo, and piseiro; he wrote "Cem Mil" and scored solo hits like "Cracudo".
Timbalada
Timbalada is a Brazilian percussion-pop collective and carnival bloco founded in 1991 in Salvador, Bahia, by Carlinhos Brown, known for bringing the timbal drum to the front of Afro-pop.
Titãs
Titãs is a Brazilian rock band formed in São Paulo in 1982, one of the defining acts of 1980s Brazilian rock, known for socially critical lyrics and still touring today.