''Brasileiro'' is a 1992 album by Sérgio Mendes and other artists including Carlinhos Brown which won the 1993

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for Best World Music Album. It marked Mendes's return to Elektra Records since 1979's ''Magic Lady'' with Brasil '88.

Track listing

# "Fanfarra" ( Carlinhos Brown)– 4:03 # " Magalenha" ( Carlinhos Brown)– 3:39 # "Indiado" ( Carlinhos Brown)– 4:17 # "What Is This?" (Carmen Alice)– 4:46 # "Lua Soberana" ( Vítor Martins, Ivan Lins)– 4:13 # "Sambadouro" ( Vítor Martins, Ivan Lins)– 3:51 # "Senhoras Do Amazonas" (Antonio Carlos Belchior, João Bosco)– 4:41 # "Kalimba" (Vítor Martins, Ivan Lins)– 4:19 # "Barabare" (Paulinho Camafeu, Edmundo Caruso, Carlinhos Brown)– 3:24 # "Esconjuros" ( Aldir Blanc, Carlos " Guinga" Escobar)– 3:40 # "Pipoca" ( Hermeto Pascoal)– 3:10 # "Magano" ( Carlinhos Brown)– 4:36 # "Chorado" (Aldir Blanc, Carlos "Guinga" Escobar)– 3:24 # "Fanfarra" (Despedida) ( Carlinhos Brown)– 0:29

Personnel

Musicians and Arrangements * Sérgio Mendes – arrangements (1-10, 12-14), keyboards (3-13), synthesizers (3-5, 7-10, 12), percussion (6, 9, 12) * Alfredo Moura – keyboards (3, 9, 12), synthesizers (3, 9, 12), synth horns (3, 12), arrangements (3, 9, 12) * Eric Persing – keyboard and synthesizer programming (3-5, 8, 9, 12, 13), synth horn programming (3, 12), keyboard programming (6), arrangements (4), keyboards (13), synthesizers (13) * Robbie Buchanan – keyboards (5, 8), synthesizers (5, 8), synthesizer effects (7) * Russell Ferrante – keyboards (10), synthesizers (10) * Hermeto Pascoal – keyboards (11), arrangements (11) * Jovino Santos Neto – keyboards (11) * Alceu Do Cavaco – cavaquinho (1) * Paul Jackson Jr. – guitars (3, 5, 6, 8, 9) * Cláudio Jorge – acoustic guitar (6) * João Bosco – acoustic guitar (7) * Guinga (Carlos Althier de Souza Lemos Escobar) – acoustic guitar (10, 13) * Jimmy Johnson – bass (3, 9, 10) * Nathan East – bass (5, 6, 8) * Arthur Maia – bass (7) * Itibere Zwarg – bass (11) * Jeff Porcaro – drums (3, 5, 8, 9), percussion (7) * Mike Shapiro – drums (6), percussion (10, 11) * Carlos Bala – drums (7) * Marcio Bahia – drums (11) * Carlinhos Brown – percussion (2-4, 10, 12), arrangements (2, 3, 12) * Vai Quem Vem – percussion (2, 4, 9, 12) * Luis Conte – percussion (5-8, 11) * Beloba (Carlos Da Silva Pinto) – percussion (6) * Sebastião Neto – percussion (9, 12) * Meia Noite – percussion (10) * Fabio Pascoal – percussion (11) * Pernambuco (Antonio Luis de Santana) – percussion (11) * Jerry Moore – tenor saxophone (3) * Steve Tavaglione – flutes (10),

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s (10), alto saxophone (12), tenor saxophone (12) * Carlos Malta – flute (11), saxophone (11) * Moogie Canazio – arrangements (1, 4) * Bruce Swedien – arrangements (4) Vocalists * Sérgio Mendes – vocals (1), backing vocals (2-4, 6, 11, 12) * Francisca Maria Monjardim – vocals (1), backing vocals (2, 12) * Leila Monjardim – vocals (1), backing vocals (2, 12) * Sebastião Neto – vocals (1), backing vocals (2, 3, 12) * Lourenco Olegario – vocals (1), backing vocals (2, 3, 12) * Karla Preito – vocals (1), backing vocals (2, 12) * Jurema Silva – vocals (1), backing vocals (2, 12) * Jussara Silva – vocals (1), backing vocals (2, 12) * Leo Silva – vocals (1), backing vocals (2, 3, 12) * Robson Silva – vocals (1), backing vocals (2, 3, 12) * Carlinhos Brown – lead vocals (2, 3, 9, 12), backing vocals (3) * Gracinha Leporace – lead vocals (3, 5, 7-10), backing vocals (3-6, 8), vocals (6, 11) * Carmen Alice – lead vocals (4) * Kleber Jorge – backing vocals (4, 6) * Kevyn Lettau – backing vocals (4-6, 8), vocals (6, 11), lead vocals (8) * Vivian Manso – backing vocals (4-6, 8) * Alfredo Moura – backing vocals (4, 6) * Carol Rogers – backing vocals (4, 6), vocals (6) * Mike Shapiro – backing vocals (4, 6) * Val Quem Vem – backing vocals (4) * Carolina Saboia – backing vocals (5, 8) * Joe Pizzulo – backing vocals (6), vocals (11) * João Bosco – lead vocals (7) * Cláudio Nucci – lead vocals (13)

Production

* Sérgio Mendes – producer * Moogie Canazio – engineer, mixing (1-3, 5, 8-14) * Bruce Swedien – mixing (4, 6, 7) * Michael Aarvold – assistant engineer * Elaine Anderson – assistant engineer * Ivan Carvalho – assistant engineer * Lee Kaiser – assistant engineer * Luis Quine – assistant engineer * Paul Scriver – assistant engineer * Bernie Grundman – mastering at Bernie Grundman Mastering (Hollywood, California) * David Bither – art direction * John Heiden – art direction, design * Heitor Dos Prazeres – cover artwork * George Holz – back cover photography * Sonia Ives – booklet photography * Chris McGowan – liner notes

References

Bossa nova albums 1992 albums Sérgio Mendes albums Albums produced by Sérgio Mendes Elektra Records albums Grammy Award for Best World Music Album {{1990s-pop-album-stub

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