joăo gilberto joined a young vocal quintet, called garotos da lua, and moved to rio in 1950 to become their lead singer - he was expelled for lack of discipline, but he had already grown fond of the city, and spent the majority of the next 10 years there developing his very own musical style, which was heavily influenced by rio's beach culture - this was the smooth and sophisticated bossa nova style, which has gone on to revolutionize brazilian music, and given birth to some of the most revered songs of the century.

here is a list of venues one can visit for some soothing bossa nova on a monday.