characterized by its fast flowing samba beats or hard hitting local funk, rio de janeiro still manages to save some of its musical airwaves for more laid back genres, one such genre is the relaxing lounge music, which can be found in peaceful locations throughout the city.

defined as a music that blends jazz, swing, and pop elements, to create a down tempo style of music, which sooths the soul, the lounge genre is mainly found in cocktail lounges, quite retreats, or swanky bars - the term has been applied to various slow moving genres since the nineteenth century, but was not applied to popular musical styles until the 1950s and 1960s.