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The 18 pages that link to Bossa nova, each with the reason it gives.

• Rio de JaneiroRelated: The style emerged in Rio in the late 1950s and became associated with its beaches and nightlife.

• Walking bassCompared with: Its characteristic bass patterns differ from the steady quarter-note motion of walking jazz.

• Brazilian popular musicBroader topic: It became an internationally recognized modern branch of Brazilian popular music.

• Stan GetzNarrower topic: Getz’s recordings helped establish the style’s popularity in the United States.

• João GilbertoNarrower topic: Gilberto’s singing and guitar style became central to the genre’s sound.

• Latin jazzCompared with: Its Brazilian rhythmic foundation differs from the Afro-Cuban patterns central to much Latin jazz.

• TropicáliaRelated: Its innovations supplied one local tradition that tropicalist musicians reworked.

• Classical guitarRelated: Its characteristic guitar accompaniment often uses nylon-string instruments and fingerstyle patterns.

• Brazilian popular cultureBroader topic: Its international success shows how Brazilian popular music travels while retaining local roots.

• Antônio Carlos JobimNarrower topic: Jobim helped establish this genre through songs and collaborations that shaped its sound.

• Gilberto GilRelated: Its refined guitar and vocal language formed part of the musical inheritance Gil reworked.

• Lounge musicRelated: Its soft pulse and intimate vocals fit many lounge arrangements.

• The Girl from IpanemaNarrower topic: The song emerged from this Brazilian musical movement.

• Vinicius de MoraesNarrower topic: De Moraes’s lyrics and collaborations became central to the style’s early repertoire.

• Chico BuarqueRelated: Its musical language shaped the soundscape in which Buarque began composing.

• Culture of BrazilBroader topic: Its international reach made one Brazilian sound closely associated with national culture.

• Elza SoaresCompared with: Its polished understatement contrasts with Soares’s forceful, grainy vocal delivery.

• Music of BrazilBroader topic: Bossa nova carried a refined Brazilian sound to international audiences.