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While most folks flock to Rio in the spring for Carnival and other carnal delights, Brazil still attracts plenty of travelers year-round. Things really heat up in the summer, when locals bare their all on the spun-sugar beaches, caipirinhas flow and futebol takes center stage.

But if you can't get away to Brazil this summer, we've got the next best thing—a sonic travelogue that brings you the best of Brazilian music. From the rollicking, accordion-driven forro of the Northeastern state of Pernambuco, to the funky Afro-Brazilian beats of the old colonial capitol of Salvador da Bahia, to the chilled out electronica of São Paulo, to the motherlode of classic samba and bossa nova in Rio, we've got Brazil covered.

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Escola de Samba Mocidade Independente de Padre Miguel: "Todo Mundo Junto"

Antonio Carlos Jobim & Vinicius de Moraes: "Águas de março"

Gilberto Gil & Caetano Veloso: "Só Quero Um Xodó"

Maria Bethania: "Viramundo"

Jorge Ben Jor: "Ponta de Lança Africano"

Trio Mocoto: "Mocoto Beat"

Tom Ze: "Augusta, Angélica e Consolação"

Seu Jorge: "Tive Razão"

Bebel Gilberto: "Baby

Suba: "Antropofagos (Cannibals)"

DJ Dolores: "De dar do"

Ceu: "Concrete Jungle"

Luiz Gonzaga: "O Fole Roncou"

Jackson do Pandeiro: "Chiclete com Banana"