born in rio's tijuca neighborhood, and raised in the beachside neighborhood of ipanema, tom jobim went on to be the driving force behind the bossa nova musical genre.

achieving worldwide fame for his captivating, garota de ipanema, jobim made some of the most recognizable brazilian songs of all time, and even had rio's galeão international airport named after him, as a homage after his death.

one of the city's most explosive characters was 1980s rock idol, cazuza - born agenor de miranda araújo neto, in 1958, and brought up in the upscale ipanema neighborhood, cazuza came to musical prominence at a time when brazilian rock music was thriving.