The greatest Brazilian music albums
The top 3 according to 15 votes from people: Tropicália ou Panis et Circencis — Various · Clube da Esquina — Milton Nascimento and Lô Borges · Cartola — Cartola. (Updated Jun 23, 2025.)
The top 20 of Rolling Stone Brasil's 100 greatest albums of Brazilian music, voted by journalists, musicians and producers, with Acabou Chorare at the top.
Automatically translated (original in Português). See the original
Top 20
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1
Tropicália ou Panis et Circencis — Various
1968. The Tropicália manifesto album, with Caetano, Gil, Gal, Tom Zé, Os Mutantes and arrangements by Rogério Duprat.
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Clube da Esquina — Milton Nascimento and Lô Borges
1972. The sound of Minas Gerais, with 'Cais' and 'Trem Azul'.
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Cartola — Cartola
1976. The Mangueira master, with 'O Mundo É um Moinho' and 'As Rosas Não Falam'.
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4
Chega de Saudade — João Gilberto
1959. The album that invented bossa nova, arranged by Tom Jobim.
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5
Secos & Molhados — Secos & Molhados
1973. A made-up Ney Matogrosso and 'Sangue Latino'; it sold over a million copies.
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A Tábua de Esmeralda — Jorge Ben
1974. Alchemy, samba-rock and 'Os Alquimistas Estão Chegando'.
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7
Os Mutantes — Os Mutantes
1968. Rita Lee and the Baptista brothers; Brazilian psychedelia with 'Panis et Circenses'.
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8
Elis & Tom — Elis Regina and Tom Jobim
1974. Recorded in Los Angeles, with the definitive version of 'Águas de Março'.
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9
Sobrevivendo no Inferno — Racionais MC's
1997. Rap from São Paulo's outskirts; it became required reading for the Unicamp entrance exam.
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10
Racional — Tim Maia
1975. Soul and funk from the period when Tim Maia joined the Universo em Desencanto sect.
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11
Acabou Chorare — Novos Baianos
1972. Samba, choro and rock under João Gilberto's influence; number one on the list.
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12
Construção — Chico Buarque
1971. The title track in proparoxytone verses and 'Deus lhe pague', at the height of the dictatorship.
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13
Transa — Caetano Veloso
1972. Recorded in exile in London, in English and Portuguese.
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14
Da Lama ao Caos — Chico Science & Nação Zumbi
1994. Maracatu, hip-hop and rock: the manifesto of Recife's manguebeat.
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15
Samba Esquema Novo — Jorge Ben
1963. Jorge Ben's debut, with 'Mas Que Nada'.
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16
Fruto Proibido — Rita Lee & Tutti Frutti
1975. Brazilian rock with 'Ovelha Negra'.
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Afrociberdelia — Chico Science & Nação Zumbi
1996. The second and last album with Chico Science, who died in 1997.
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Cabeça Dinossauro — Titãs
1986. Punk and rock against the Church, the police and the State, with 'Polícia' and 'Bichos Escrotos'.
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19
Fa-Tal — Gal a Todo Vapor — Gal Costa
1971. The live show that made Gal a symbol of the counterculture.
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20
Krig-ha, Bandolo! — Raul Seixas
1973. The solo debut of the 'beautiful madman', with 'Ouro de Tolo' and 'Metamorfose Ambulante'.
How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.
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Comments (1)
Acabou Chorare em primeiro como na lista da Rolling Stone Brasil, justíssimo.