Baden Powell was a Brazilian guitarist. He performed in many Latin music styles, including Bossa nova, Samba, Brazilian jazz, Latin jazz and Música Popular Brasileira. Vinícius de Moraes was a seminal figure in contemporary Brazilian music. As a poet, he wrote lyrics for a great number of songs that became all-time classics. He was also a composer of Bossa nova, a playwright, a diplomat and, as an interpreter of his own songs, he left several important albums.

In the 60's and 70's, Vinicius continued collaborating with many renowned Brazilian singers and musicians, particularly Baden Powell, with whom he penned a series of songs with a heavy Afro-Brazilian influence and which came to be known collectively as the Afro-Sambas.

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