singer, songwriter, composer and conductor, tim maia is accredited with introducing soul to mpb music - the great artist was born in 1942 and died in 1998 with a characteristic hoarseness and melodious vivacity, he is recognized across the world as being one of the greatest icons of brazilian music 'primavera' (spring) and 'gostava tanto de você' (i liked you so much) are amongst his finest hits.

milton nascimento known by his friends as bituca, and recognized worldwide as one of the most talented mpb musicians, with a wonderfully emotional and evocative style - he was born in 1942 and died in 1998, and was the founding father of the group of talented musicians known as clube da esquina (corner club) - amongst some of his most celebrated compositions are 'travessia', and 'canção da américa' (song of america).

several different artists and trends brought more variety to it, to the point where it became so heterogeneous that the expression 'música popular brasileria' became an umbrella term for a very broad array of the types of music, making modern mpb quite difficult to define.