brazilian exports don't come much bigger than rio de janeiro's very own, tom jobim - instrumental in the creation of the bossa nova genre of music, a blend of samba and jazz, jobim is one of brazil's most successful musicians.
while the girl from ipanema, is jobim's most iconic song, 'samba do avićo' is considered one of his lesser-known classics. translated as, samba of the airplane, the song was written about the joy that overwhelmed him when he would land home, in rio - and after his death, rio's galećo international airport was renamed to bear jobim's name, in homage to him and the airport he mentioned. ● lyrics ● play ●
