Most-covered songs from Brazil 2021
Tom Jobim (1927-1994) is behind six of the 10 most recorded Brazilian songs of all time. This musician from Rio de Janeiro wrote "Garota de Ipanema" with Vinicius de Moraes (1913-1980) in 1962. Between then and the end of 2021, the bossa nova classic was recorded 423 times worldwide. Samba song "Aquarela do Brasil" – wirtten by Ary Barroso (1903-1964) in 1939 – was recorded 416 times.