Brasileiro is a 1992 album by Sérgio Mendes and other artists including Carlinhos Brown which won the 1993 Grammy Award for Best World Music Album. It marked Mendes's return to Elektra Records since 1979's Magic Lady with Brasil '88. The album included Magalenha, a batucada style song by Brazilian musician Carlinhos Brown.
2 Magalenha Percussion - Vai Quem Vem Percussion - Carlinhos Brown Background Vocals - Fransisca Maria Monjardim Background Vocals - Jurema Silva Background Vocals - Jussara Silva Background Vocals - Karla Preito Background Vocals - Leila Monjardim Background Vocals - Leo Silva Background Vocals - Lourenco Olegario Vocals - Carlinhos Brown
3 Indiado Bass - Jimmy Johnson Drums - Jeffrey Porcaro Guitar - Paul Jackson Jr Keyboards - Alfredo Moura Synthesizer - Alfredo Moura Percussion - Vai Quem Vem Percussion - Carlinhos Brown Background Vocals - Leo Silva Background Vocals - Lourenco Olegario Background Vocals - Robson Silva Background Vocals - Tiao Neto Vocals - Gracinha Leporace Vocals - Carlinhos Brown
4 What Is This? Percussion - Carlinhos Brown Percussion - Vai Quem Vem Background Vocals - Alfredo Moura Background Vocals - Carol Rogers Background Vocals - Gracinha Leporace Background Vocals - Kevyn Lettau Background Vocals - Kleber Jorge Background Vocals - Mike Shapiro Background Vocals - Vai Quem Vem Background Vocals - Vivian Manso Vocals - Carmen Alice
5 Lua Soberana Bass - Nathan East Drums - Jeffrey Porcaro Guitar - Paul Jackson Jr Keyboards - Robbie Buchanan Synthesizer - Robbie Buchanan Percussion - Luis Conte Background Vocals - Carolina Saboia Background Vocals - Kevyn Lettau Background Vocals - Vivian Manso Vocals - Gracinha Leporace
6 Sambadouro Bass - Nathan East Drums - Mike Shapiro Guitar - Paul Jackson Jr Acoustic Guitar - Claudio Jorge Percussion - Luis Conte Percussion - Beloba Background Vocals - Alfredo Moura Background Vocals - Joe Pizzulo Background Vocals - Kleber Jorge Background Vocals - Vivian Manso Vocals - Carol Rogers Vocals - Gracinha Leporace Vocals - Kevyn Lettau
7 Senhoras Do Amazonas Bass - Arthur Maia Drums - Carlos Bala Acoustic Guitar - Joao Bosco Synthesizer - Robbie Buchanan Percussion - Luis Conte Vocals - Joao Bosco Vocals - Gracinha Leporace
8 Kalimba Bass - Nathan East Drums - Jeffrey Porcaro Guitar - Paul Jackson Jr Keyboards - Robbie Buchanan Synthesizer - Robbie Buchanan Percussion - Luis Conte Background Vocals - Carolina Saboia Background Vocals - Vivian Manso Sax - Steve Tavaglione Vocals - Gracinha Leporace Vocals - Kevyn Lettau
9 Barabare Bass - Jimmy Johnson Drums - Jeffrey Porcaro Guitar - Paul Jackson Jr Keyboards - Alfredo Moura Synthesizer - Alfredo Moura Percussion - Tiao Neto Percussion - Vai Quem Vem Percussion - Carlinhos Brown Background Vocals - Gracinha Leporace Vocals - Carlinhos Brown
10 Esconjuros Bass - Jimmy Johnson Acoustic Guitar - Guinga Keyboards - Russell Ferrante Synthesizer - Russell Ferrante Flute - Steve Tavaglione Oboe - Steve Tavaglione Percussion - Carlinhos Brown Percussion - Meia Noite Percussion - Mike Shapiro Vocals - Gracinha Leporace
11 Pipoca Bass - Itibere Zwarg Drums - Marcio Bahia Keyboards - Jovino Santos Neto Keyboards - Hermeto Pascoal Flute - Carlos Malta Sax - Carlos Malta Percussion - Fabio Pascoal Percussion - Luis Conte Percussion - Mike Shapiro Percussion - Pernambuco Vocals - Gracinha Leporace Vocals - Joe Pizzulo Vocals - Kevyn Lettau
12 Magano Keyboards - Alfredo Moura Synthesizer - Alfredo Moura Percussion - Tiao Neto Percussion - Vai Quem Vem Percussion - Carlinhos Brown Sax - Steve Tavaglione Background Vocals - Tiao Neto Background Vocals - Fransisca Maria Monjardim Background Vocals - Jurema Silva Background Vocals - Jussara Silva Background Vocals - Karla Preito Background Vocals - Leila Monjardim Background Vocals - Leo Silva Background Vocals - Lourenco Olegario Background Vocals - Robson Silva Vocals - Carlinhos Brown
13 Chorado Acoustic Guitar - Guinga Keyboards - Eric Persing Synthesizer - Eric Persing Vocals - Claudio Nucci
Jeff Porcaro – drums (3, 5, 8, 9), percussion (7) Mike Shapiro – drums (6), percussion (10, 11) Carlos Bala – drums (7) Marcio Bahia – drums (11) Sérgio Mendes – arrangements (1–10, 12–14), keyboards (3–13), synthesizers (3–5, 7–10, 12, 13), percussion (6, 9, 12) 100 "All-Star" percussionists from LIESA – percussion (1, 14) Carlinhos Brown – percussion (2–4, 10, 12), arrangements (2, 3, 12) Vai Quem Vem – percussion (2, 4, 9, 12) Luis Conte – percussion (5–8, 11) Beloba (Carlos da Silva Pinto) – percussion (6) Sebastião Neto – percussion (9, 12) Meia Noite (Nailton Bispo dos Santos) – percussion (10) Fabio Pascoal – percussion (11) Pernambuco (Antonio Luis de Santana) – percussion (11) Jimmy Johnson – bass (3, 9, 10) Nathan East – bass (5, 6, 8) Arthur Maia – bass (7) Itibere Zwarg – bass (11) Paul Jackson Jr. – guitars (3, 5, 6, 8, 9) Cláudio Jorge – acoustic guitar (6) João Bosco – acoustic guitar (7) Guinga (Carlos Althier de Souza Lemos Escobar) – acoustic guitar (10, 13) Alfredo Moura – keyboards (3, 9, 12), synthesizers (3, 9, 12), synth horns (3, 12), arrangements (3, 9, 12) Eric Persing – keyboard and synthesizer programming (3–5, 8, 9, 12, 13), synth horn programming (3, 12), keyboard programming (6), arrangements (4), keyboards (13), synthesizers (13) Robbie Buchanan – keyboards (5, 8), synthesizers (5, 8), synthesizer effects (7) Russell Ferrante – keyboards (10), synthesizers (10) Hermeto Pascoal – keyboards (11), arrangements (11) Jovino Santos Neto – keyboards (11) Alceu do Cavaco – cavaquinho (1) Jerry Moore – tenor saxophone (3), alto saxophone (8) Steve Tavaglione – flutes (10), oboes (10), alto saxophone (12), tenor saxophone (12), soprano saxophone (5) Carlos Malta – flute (11), saxophones (11) Moogie Canazio – arrangements (1, 4, 14) Bruce Swedien – arrangements (4)
Liner Notes
Producer – Sergio Mendes Arranged By – Sergio Mendes (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4,5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14) Arranged By – Moogie Canazio (Tracks 1, 4) Arranged By – Alfredo Moura (Tracks 2, 9, 12) Arranged By – Carlinhos Brown (Tracks 3, 12) Arranged By – Bruce Swedien, Eric Persing (Track 4) Arranged By – Hermeto Pascoal (Track 11) Engineer (Assistant) – Elaine Anderson, Ivan Carvalho, Lee Kaiser, Luis Quine, Mike Aarvold, Paul Scriver Mastered By – Bernie Grundman Art Direction – David Bither, John Heiden Artwork – Heitor dos Prazeres Design – John Heiden Photography – George Holz, Sonia Ives Mastered At Bernie Grundman Mastering Mixed At Smoke Tree Studio, LA Overdubs At Castle Oaks Studio, LA Recorded At Polygram, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil Recorded At Som Livre Studio, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil Phonographic Copyright Elektra Entertainment Phonographic Copyright WEA International Inc Copyright Elektra Entertainment Copyright WEA International Inc
