Brazilian music is typified by its intense and exuberant mixing of styles, from the European/African/Native American blends that brought about the original sambas of the early Twentieth Century, to the electronica and hip-hop records of today.
-- http://www.slipcue.com/music/brazil/aa_styles/aa_styles.html
Joe Claussell Joe Clausell/Keri Chandler "Escravos De Jo" (Ibadan)
Based around one of Milton Nascimento's wonderful melodies and hooked up to Kerri and Joe's irresistible rolling Baiao groove, with freestyle guitar adding extra organic flavour, this is the sound of conscious NYC. Dance floor deliverance from the spiritual lifers
http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=C443 Allmusic.com music map of brazilian music, with links to the major artists
http://www.allaboutjazz.com/latin/top15.htm by Davy Corrigan - The following list is a personal examination of my own collection, there are no doubt a great number of classic Latin albums I've overlooked, but then that's a great way to stimulate debate!
http://52ndstreet.com/reviews/latin/ This index lists our Latin jazz reviews, which includes music from Mexico, Brazil, Cuba, Spain, and anything else with an Afro-Cuban influence
http://www.oocities.org/BourbonStreet/Canal/1756/ Airto Moreira & Flora Purim Homepage