popular mpb artist s who were involved with the artisitc movement of tropicália, which involved fighting the censorhip conflict created by the military dictatorship, were caetano veloso, giberto gil, chico buarque, geraldo vandré and taiguara.

mpb today is seen mostly, as the name cleverly dictates, as popular music in brazil  but should not include all music made in brazil, such as samba, bossa nova, forró, funk or chorro - for a taste of mpb in the marvelous city, here is our quick guide listing of the best events and places in rio one can find it on any night of the week.