We’re streaming Brazilian Christmas Music Favorites worldwide. Always live, always free.
Listen to Brazilian Christmas favorites anytime, anywhere!
Presented by the Consulate General of Brazil in Chicago
It’s the most wonderful time of the year!
Listen to a Brazilian music Christmas tradition.
Beginning in early November and continuing through Christmas Day, enjoy a light dusting of Brazilian Christmas favorites every hour on our streaming station or all day on Saturdays.
Or click into our 24/7 Brazilian Christmas streaming channel all year long.
Christmas Week: 96 Hours of Brazilian Christmas Favorites
Beginning at 11:59 pm CT Thursday, December 21, 2023, Connect Brazil’s streaming station will present A Brazilian Christmas, streamed ‘live’ through Christmas Day, worldwide. 2023 marks our 27th consecutive year.
Listen to Brazilian Christmas favorites in your car, on Roku via TuneIn, on Live365, and on Alexa. Sounds great on your smartphone, Android Auto, and CarPlay too.
Listen to Brazilian Christmas Favorites Here
Listen: Our Brazilian Christmas music is always free, worldwide.
Enjoy holiday instrumentals and vocals sung in Portuguese and English performed by Brazilians and non-Brazilians alike. It’s a true celebration of the special relationship that Brazil shares with the world.
Our programming is a musical way to say ‘thank you’ to the many Brazilian communities Connectbrazil.com serves, here in the US, in Brazil, and worldwide.
So, listen to our Brazilian Christmas favorites anytime. Our best wishes to you, your family and friends, and those you hold dear during this holiday season.
Inspired By Oscar
I enjoy creating each daily playlist for our streaming channels at Connectbrazil.com. I put thought and care into each one.
However, our annual Brazilian Christmas programming is ultimately a personal favorite. And we have legendary Bossa Nova guitarist Oscar Castro-Neves to thank for it.
Castro-Neves created a music label with his talented friend Miles Goodman in 1996. One of their first projects was a groundbreaking album of traditional Christmas songs set in the Brazilian style.
Oscar was the musical director for Sergio Mendes for many years. He invited many of Brazil’s top musicians to join the recording.
Instrumental stars include saxophonist Leo Gandelman, guitarists Ricardo Silveira and Toninho Horta, and keyboardist Gilson Peranzzetta.
Vocals came from Joyce, João Bosco, Dori Caymmi, Ivan Lins, and Bebel Gilberto. The rhythm makers were Tutty Moreno, Têo Lima, and Marçal.
The resulting album was magical. It was an inspiring blend of vocals in English and Portuguese, with instrumentals to match.
Sadly, Goodman passed away shortly before the album’s October release. Soon the label shut down, leaving only a few thousand pressings of the CD available for fans.
Very few copies remain today, and legal entanglements have kept the album from being reissued, digital or otherwise. You can order A Brasilian Christmas here.
My Gift (and my thanks) To You
This year marks the 27th anniversary of A Brazilian Christmas.
Our first Christmas show aired on December 21, 1996. It was heard on The Sounds of Brazil’s weekly radio show, in more than a dozen US cities.
A few years later, A Brazilian Christmas came to the internet, reaching Brazilian friends and families worldwide.
Each year I receive messages of thanks from Brazilians living away from their homeland. They write with their appreciation of having a musical touch of home for the holidays.
Merry Christmas and happy listening!
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