DjangopediaA broad, celebratory melody that can be approached with either a Latin pulse or a swing arrangement. The ensemble must choose its feel and phrase lengths before treating the chart as a play-along.
Agree the feel and the ending tag before playing.
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Django recordings for this tune. Uploader dates and take labels remain source claims; only an evidenced exact association enables a row’s Listen control.
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| Entry | Year | Recording / session / release evidence | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 1947 | Brazil, 18/7/47, ST 2105-1 ,"Fremeaux FA 314, Classics 1046, Verve 835 418-1"," - Paris - QHCF - Django Reinhardt (elg), Hubert Rostaing (cl), Eugene Vees (g), Emmanuel Soudieux (b), Andre Jourdan (d)" | — |
| 02 | 1949 | Brazil, Jan-Feb 1949, WL 217 ,"Fremeaux FA 318, LP Pathe C 054 16019"," - Rome - Django Reinhardt (g), Stephane Grappelly (v),Gianni Safred (p), Carlo Pecori (b), Aurelio de Carolis (d)." | — |
| 03 | 1953 | Brazil, 10/3/53, Verve 835418-2," - Paris - Django Reinhardt (elg), Maurice Vander (p), Pierre Michelot(b), Jean-Louis Viale (d)" | — |
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Brazil is credited here to Ary Barroso. The source date is 1939; publication, composition and later lyric adaptations may have separate dates. The inherited archive lists 3 recording entries, with dated entries spanning 1947–1953. These are archive rows, not a claim that every entry is a distinct released take. The linked recording rows preserve the original discographical wording. Compare their dates, matrices and personnel when choosing a performance to study.
Music: Ary Barroso
Words: Ary Barroso (Portuguese), Bob Russell (English adaptation)
Published / composed / adapted — see history: 1939
Original key: Not established
Study level: Intermediate; advanced where the inherited roadmap needs reconstruction
Listening task: Keep long phrases buoyant without rushing their repeated notes. Mark the key, pickup, phrase lengths and ending before comparing another version.
Brazil, 18/7/47, ST 2105-1 ,"Fremeaux FA 314, Classics 1046, Verve 835 418-1"," - Paris - QHCF - Django Reinhardt (elg), Hubert Rostaing (cl), Eugene Vees (g), Emmanuel Soudieux (b), Andre Jourdan (d)"
Compare the first and last listed entries for tempo, instrumentation and arrangement. Do not infer identical takes from a shared title. Agree the feel and the ending tag before playing.
Brazil, 10/3/53, Verve 835418-2," - Paris - Django Reinhardt (elg), Maurice Vander (p), Pierre Michelot(b), Jean-Louis Viale (d)"
The inherited chart is in G major in the inherited chart. Confirm the backing track’s sounding key, pickup and complete form before playing; an instrument label may describe a transposed score.
G alternates with Am7–D7. Later E-major and A-minor colours widen the harmony before a minor-subdominant route leads back to G.
The source contains undefined Fb5 symbols and extended ending material. Its 58 cells are not presented as a verified standard chorus length.
| G/ G6/ | G/ G6/ | G/ G6/ | G/ G6/ | Am7/ D7/ | Am7/ D7/ | Am7/ D7/ | Am7/ D7/ | | Am7/ D7/ | Am7/ D7/ | Am7/ D7/ | Am7/ D7/ | G/// | G/// | Am7/// | Am7/// | | G7/// | F#7/ F7/ | E/// | Fb5/// | E/// | E/// | E/// | Fb5/// | | E/// | E/// | E/// | Fb5/// | E/// | E/// | Am/// | Am/// | | Am/// | Am/// | Am7/// | Am7/// | Cm7/// | Cm7/// | G/// | G/// | | Bb0/// | Bb0/// | Am7/// | Am7/// | D7/// | D7/// | G/// | G/// | | Am7/// | D9/// | G/// | G/// | Am7/// | D9/// | G/// | G/// | Am7/// | D9/// :||Original source ↗
gael rouilhac · The inherited chart is in G major in the inherited chart. Confirm the backing track’s sounding key, pickup and complete form before playing; an instrument label may describe a transposed score. · 5:47
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Performed studies, transcriptions, TAB, notation and lessons for studying Django’s solo. Resources are described by their creator; inclusion does not certify note-for-note accuracy.
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Checked 2026-10-02
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An imagined Brazilian hillside with broad stepped terraces and curved planted paths, two tiny musicians walking with a guitar case. Repeated sweeping curves convey the celebratory long melody and a choice of pulse; an editorial landscape, not a documented Django visit.
An original editorial interpretation of the tune. This is an illustration, not an archival photograph or a documented reconstruction of a recording session.
Original Djangopedia illustration · AI-assisted, 2026
Illustration credits & provenance →Selected performances by notable Gypsy Jazz players and ensembles. Inclusion is editorial and does not imply an objective popularity ranking.
Adrien Moignard Trio · Alain Caron
2019 · Monk, 23 May 2019
With Mathieu Chatelain and Jérémie Arranger.
If playback is unavailable, use the source link.
Adrien Moignard Trio. Brazil (Monk 2019)Adrien Moignard Trio · Alain Caron2019 · Monk, 23 May 2019With Mathieu Chatelain and Jérémie Arranger.✓ Featured
Brazil - Jon Delaney Quartet at Festival Django Reinhardt 2016Jon Delaney Quartet · cameronjonesmusic2016 · Festival Django Reinhardt, Fontainebleau, July 2016With Romain Vuillemin, Mathieu Chatelain and Claudius Dupont; small festival stage recording.Select performance
Brazil/Aquarela do Brazil - Gypsy Jazz - Filippo Dall'Asta QuintetFilippo Dall’Asta Quintet · Filippo Dall'Asta2021 · Pre-gig rehearsal at Les Soirées de Blauzac, France, July 2021With Sebastian Peszko, Giangiacomo Rosso, Chuji Kazuyoshi Nakatsukasa and Matan Goldstein; independent poolside ensemble performance.Select performance
Brazil / Aquarela Do Brasil | Jonny Hepbir Trio | UK & International Gypsy Jazz Band HireJonny Hepbir Trio2017 · Fez micropub, Margate, Kent, October 2017Live trio interpretation of Aquarela do Brasil.Select performance
Brazil - The Hot Club of Austin - Gypsy JazzThe Hot Club of AustinGypsy jazz ensemble performanceSource identifies the ensemble and composition; venue and performance date are unstated.Select performancePractise the opening with bass notes and melody, then repeat it using the chosen ensemble rhythm. Isolate the E-major-to-A-minor transition before adding the ending tag.
Choose one agreed rhythmic feel and keep it consistent. A light two-beat or swing pulse is a practice option; do not label every Django arrangement a samba.
Start around 100–140 bpm; increase only after the form stays secure
Practise the opening with bass notes and melody, then repeat it using the chosen ensemble rhythm. Isolate the E-major-to-A-minor transition before adding the ending tag.
Begin with four quarter-note clicks. Halve the click rate and hear beats 2 and 4 while maintaining the same phrase lengths.
Brazil — G major in the inherited chart; Extended arrangement; source has 58 cells and repeated ending material. Agree the pickup, tempo and ending before counting in.
Extended arrangement; source has 58 cells and repeated ending material. The source contains undefined Fb5 symbols and extended ending material. Its 58 cells are not presented as a verified standard chorus length.
Start with melody and bass only. Add the following colour without interrupting the melody: Resolve C on D7 to B on G.
Choose one agreed rhythmic feel and keep it consistent. A light two-beat or swing pulse is a practice option; do not label every Django arrangement a samba. Agree the full roadmap and signal the last head before it starts.
Choose a comfortable vocal key and transpose the whole arrangement, including its introduction and ending.
This player guide combines inherited recording evidence and editorial study notes. Musical study notes are editorial suggestions; compare them with the recording.
Djangopedia — inherited chart and recording rows ↗
Composition credits and background ↗
gael rouilhac — practice backing ↗
Feature photograph — source collection ↗
Original Djangopedia illustration · AI-assisted, 2026
An original editorial interpretation of the tune. This is an illustration, not an archival photograph or a documented reconstruction of a recording session.
Generated with the native image-generation tool on 2026-10-08; original editorial artwork, not a historical photograph.
Prompt: Use case: illustration-story. One original editorial feature illustration for Djangopedia's guide “Brazil”. Landscape 1536 × 1024, opaque background. Scene: An imagined Brazilian hillside with broad stepped terraces and curved planted paths, two tiny musicians walking with a guitar case. Repeated sweeping curves convey the celebratory long melody and a choice of pulse; an editorial landscape, not a documented Django visit. Musical basis from the guide: A broad, celebratory melody that can be approached with either a Latin pulse or a swing arrangement. The ensemble must choose its feel and phrase lengths before treating the chart as a play-along. The supplied chart is G major in the inherited chart; form: Extended arrangement; source has 58 cells and repeated ending material; feel: Swing. These describe musical inspiration, not visible writing. Historical context: Brazil is credited here to Ary Barroso. The source date is 1939; publication, composition and later lyric adaptations may have separate dates. Do not illustrate disputed historical claims or suggest this imagined scene is an archival session. Medium: gouache. Dominant palette: saturated green cobalt and coral. Composition: sweeping sunlit terraces. Human presence: two tiny figures. Strong intentional design, clearly drawn/painted, distinctive material marks; keep essential subject safely within the central 70 percent width and middle 80 percent height for card crops. Maintain enough visual substance at thumbnail size. Broad inspiration observed in old photo, ONLY scale/rhythm and never a reference image: close instrument diagonal; strong curved guitar body. Independently invent every pose, perspective, clothing, setting and lighting. Avoid: No landmark copying, carnival stereotype, posed guitarist. No photorealism, archival simulation, generated text, letters, numbers, labels, fake musical notation, logo, signature, watermark, fake dates, yellowed-paper patina, recognizable artwork or copied photograph. No imitation of any named artist. Render the art edge to edge without borders, mockup or typography.
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