The Subversive Songs of Bossa Nova: Tom Jobim in the Era of Censorship

Bossa nova flourished in Brazil at the end of the 1950s. This was a time of rapid development and economic prosperity in the country, following President Jucelino Kubitschek’s 1956 proclamation of “fifty years of progress in five,” but after the 1964 coup d’état, when General Humberto Castello Branc...

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Main Authors: Priore, Irna, Stover, Chris
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Analytical Approaches to World Music 2014-11-01
Series:Analytical Approaches to World Music
Online Access:http://aawmjournal.com/articles/2014b/Priore_Stover_AAWM_Vol_3_2.pdf