rio de janeiro has been recognized by unesco as a world patrimony, not only for its natural beauty, but also for being a muse and an inspiration to countless poets, artists, and musicians.

firsts among all of them, are perhaps musicians and composers that, inspired by the spectacular nature, warm climate, and social mood of the city never seem to stop creating for a public that always craves more.

in fact, such is the importance and the respect given to the musical arts, that rio's international airport is named after tom jobim - acclaimed bossa nova composer.

over a  century of prolific musical history has produced dozens, if not hundreds, of talented musician, singers, and composers - spanning across time, genres, ethnicities, and backgrounds, they all had in common a curiosity and a passion for music that invariantly resulted in the merging of styles and beats, and the creation of always new rhythms.