one of the top artists of brazilian jazz and constantly nominated for singing two of the top brazilian songs of all time is maria rita - although not strictly a jazz artists, maria burst upon the music scene in 2003 and won numerous awards at the latin grammy awards in 2004 with her top voted songs including the remake of 'caminho das águas' and 'hello and goodbye.'

here is a list of establishments one can go to for some jazz on a wednesday.