''Billboard Brasil'' was a monthly
Brazilian
magazine
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launched on October 10, 2009, with a print-run of over 40,000 copies. It is distributed nationwide by Brazil's biggest distributor Dinap. The ''Billboard''
charts printed in the magazine and on its website are accepted as Brazil's official charts. The last print issue was the 49th, in July 2014, with the following one only getting a digital version for tablets. The magazine eventually stopped being published, only updating its website until closing its operations in 2019.
Content
About 60% of the editorial pages are produced in Brazil, with the remainder being translated from the international edition.
''Billboard Brasil'' follows the basic format of the American ''Billboard'', featuring both ''Brasil Hot 100'' and ''Billboard'' 200
charts, articles on regional and international music, as well as regional and international charts. The charts are done based on the
Crowley Broadcast Analysis report, which monitors 265 radio stations around the country, and which already provided this service for the
music industry
The music industry consists of the individuals and organizations that earn money by writing songs and musical compositions, creating and selling recorded music and sheet music, presenting concerts, as well as the organizations that aid, train, ...
prior to ''Billboard''s launch. Brazil was the third country to launch a print affiliate of the American magazine, following
Russia and
Turkey.
Charts
''Billboard'' charts are accepted as Brazil's official charts, covering airplay data collected by
Crowley/Music Media from 14 different cities. The overall chart is the
Brasil Hot 100 Airplay, which is also split between regional music -
forró,
Axé,
sertanejo,
pagode - on Brasil Hot Popular Songs, and
pop music - both Brazilian and foreign - on Brasil Hot Pop Songs. Regional charts for each of the 14 cities are also given.
The charts include:
*
Brasil Hot 100 Airplay
* Brasil Hot Pop Songs
* Brasil Hot Popular Songs
* Brasil Hot Regional
(by city)
**
Belo Horizonte
Belo Horizonte (, ; ) is the sixth-largest city in Brazil, with a population around 2.7 million and with a metropolitan area of 6 million people. It is the 13th-largest city in South America and the 18th-largest in the Americas. The metropol ...
Hot Songs
**
Brasília Hot Songs
**
Campinas Hot Songs
**
Curitiba Hot Songs
**
Goiânia Hot Songs
**
Fortaleza
Fortaleza (, locally , Portuguese for ''Fortress'') is the state capital of Ceará, located in Northeastern Brazil. It belongs to the Metropolitan mesoregion of Fortaleza and microregion of Fortaleza. It is Brazil's 5th largest city and the t ...
Hot Songs
**
Porto Alegre Hot Songs
**
Recife Hot Songs
**
Ribeirão Preto Hot Songs
**
Rio de Janeiro Hot Songs
**
Salvador
Salvador, meaning "salvation" (or "saviour") in Catalan, Spanish, and Portuguese may refer to:
* Salvador (name)
Arts, entertainment, and media Music
*Salvador (band), a Christian band that plays both English and Spanish music
** ''Salvador'' ( ...
Hot Songs
**
São Paulo Hot Songs
History
''Billboard Brasil'' was launched by Bill Werde,
editor-in-chief of the
American
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* American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America"
** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America
** American ancestry, pe ...
''
Billboard magazine'', in Brazil in September 2009.
Werde expressed his appreciation of
Brazilian music, and stated that ''Billboard'' would monitor the local market. The magazine is published on a monthly basis.
The first number-one song on the main chart was "
Halo" by
Beyoncé
Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter ( ; born September 4, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Beyoncé's boundary-pushing artistry and vocals have made her the most influential female musician of the 21st century, according to ...
. Its first cover was
Roberto Carlos, Brazil's best-selling music artist. In May 2010, "Tapa na Cara" (English: "Slap in the Face") by Brazilian duo
Zezé Di Camargo e Luciano Zeze may refer to:
People
* Zezé (footballer, 1899-unknown), full name José Carlos Guimarães, Brazilian football winger
* Zezé Procópio (1913-1980), Brazilian football midfielder
* Zezé Macedo (1916-1999), Brazilian comedienne and actress
* ...
became the first ever national song to reach number-one song on the main chart, following six consecutive months of
Mariah Carey's
#1 to Infinity was a concert residency by American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. It began on May 6, 2015, and concluded on July 18, 2017. The show featured all eighteen of Carey's US number-one ...
cover version of "
I Want to Know What Love Is" holding this position.
The first number-one songs
References
External links
Official page
{{Record charts
2009 establishments in Brazil
Billboard (magazine)
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Magazines about the media
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Portuguese-language magazines
Defunct magazines published in Brazil
Magazines disestablished in 2019
Online magazines with defunct print editions