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List of Brazilian Grammy Award winners and nominees
Last updated
March 21, 2025
The following is a list of
Grammy Awards
winners and nominees from
Brazil
, including special awards.
Year
Category
Nominee(s)
Nominated for
Result
Ref.
1960
Best Classical Performance - Concerto Or Instrumental Soloist (Other Than Full Orchestral Accompaniment)
Laurindo Almeida
Danzas
Nominated
[
1
]
1961
Best Classical Performance - Vocal Or Instrumental - Chamber Music
Conversations With The Guitar
Won
Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist Or Duo (Other Than With Orchestral Accompaniment)
The Spanish Guitars Of Laurindo Almeida
Won
Best Engineering Contribution - Classical Recording
Won
1962
Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist Or Duo (Without Orchestra)
Reverie For Spanish Guitar
Won
Best Contemporary Classical Composition
"Discantus"
Won
Album Of The Year - Classical
Reverie For Spanish Guitar
Nominated
1963
Best Classical Performance - Chamber Music
The Intimate Bach
Nominated
Best Performance By An Orchestra - For Dancing
Viva Bossa Nova!
Nominated
Best Jazz Performance - Soloist Or Small Group (Instrumental)
Nominated
Best Background Arrangement
Antônio Carlos Jobim
João Gilberto
Nominated
[
2
]
1964
Best Original Jazz Composition
Newton Mendonça
Antônio Carlos Jobim
Meditação
Nominated
[
3
]
[
2
]
Best Classical Composition By A Contemporary Composer
Heitor Villa-Lobos
"
Cello Concerto No. 2
"
Nominated
[
4
]
1965
Album of the Year
João Gilberto
Getz/Gilberto
[
a
]
Won
[
5
]
Best Vocal Performance, Male
Nominated
Best Album Notes
Nominated
Best Vocal Performance, Female
Astrud Gilberto
"
The Girl from Ipanema
"
Nominated
[
6
]
Record of the Year
Won
Best New Artist
Herself
Nominated
Antônio Carlos Jobim
Himself
Nominated
[
2
]
Best Instrumental Jazz Performance - Large Group Or Soloist With Large Group
Laurindo Almeida
Guitar From Ipanema
Won
[
1
]
Best Instrumental Jazz Performance - Small Group Or Soloist With Small Group
Collaboration
Nominated
1966
Best Vocal Performance, Female
Astrud Gilberto
The Astrud Gilberto Album
Nominated
[
6
]
1968
Album of the Year
Antônio Carlos Jobim
Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim
[
b
]
Nominated
[
2
]
Best Instrumental Theme
Chico Buarque
"
A Banda
"
Nominated
[
7
]
1969
Best Contemporary-Pop Performance, Vocal Duo Or Group
Sérgio Mendes and Brazil '66
"
Fool On The Hill
"
Nominated
[
8
]
1973
Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist Or Soloists (Without Orchestra)
Laurindo Almeida
The Art Of Laurindo Almeida
Nominated
[
1
]
1974
Best New Artist
Eumir Deodato
Himself
Nominated
[
9
]
Best Pop Instrumental Performance
"
Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001)
"
Won
1976
Best New Artist
Morris Albert
Himself
Nominated
[
10
]
Song of the Year
"
Feelings
"
Nominated
Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male
Nominated
1978
Best Jazz Vocal Performance
João Gilberto
Amoroso
Nominated
[
5
]
1979
Best Latin Recording
Laurindo Almeida
Trio
Laurindo Almeida Trio
Nominated
[
1
]
1980
Airto Moreira
Touching You, Touching Me
Nominated
[
11
]
1981
Best R&B Instrumental Performance
Eumir Deodato
"Night Cruiser"
Nominated
[
9
]
1982
Best Latin Recording
Laurindo Almeida
Brazilian Soul
Nominated
[
1
]
1985
Best Mexican-American Performance
Roberto Carlos
"Cóncavo y Convexo"
Nominated
[
12
]
1986
Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female
Flora Purim
"20 Years Blue"
Nominated
[
13
]
1987
"Esquinas"
Nominated
1989
Best Latin Pop Performance
Roberto Carlos
Roberto Carlos
Won
[
12
]
Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male
João Gilberto
Live in Montreux
Nominated
[
5
]
1990
Best Jazz Fusion Performance, Vocal or Instrumental
Armando Marçal
[
c
]
Letter from Home
Won
[
14
]
1992
Best World Music Album
Dori Caymmi
Brazilian Serenata
Nominated
[
15
]
Milton Nascimento
Txai
Nominated
[
16
]
1993
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
Moogie Canazio
Brasileiro
Nominated
[
17
]
Best World Music Album
Sérgio Mendes
Won
[
8
]
1994
Best Contemporary Jazz Performance (Instrumental)
Armando Marçal
[
d
]
The Road to You
Won
[
14
]
1995
Best World Music Album
Milton Nascimento
Angelus
Nominated
[
16
]
1996
Best Improvised Jazz Solo
Eliane Elias
"The Way You Look Tonight"
Nominated
[
18
]
Best Latin Jazz Album
Antônio Carlos Jobim
Paulo Jobim
Daniel Jobim
Antônio Brasileiro
Won
[
2
]
1997
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
Moogie Canazio
Oceano
by
Sérgio Mendes
Nominated
[
17
]
Best Latin Jazz Performance
Ivan Lins
The Heart Speaks
Nominated
[
19
]
1998
Banda Mantiqueira
Aldeia
Nominated
[
20
]
Best World Music Album
Milton Nascimento
Nascimento
Won
[
16
]
1999
Gilberto Gil
Quanta Live
Won
[
21
]
Best Classical Crossover Album
Gaudêncio Thiago de Mello
Journey To The Amazon (Works Of Almeida, Barrios, Brouwer, Etc.)
Nominated
[
22
]
2000
Best World Music Album
Caetano Veloso
Livro
Won
[
23
]
Best Instrumental Arrangement
Dori Caymmi
Pink Panther
Nominated
[
15
]
2001
Best World Music Album
João Gilberto
Moogie Canazio
Caetano Veloso
João Voz e Violão
Won
[
5
]
[
17
]
[
23
]
2002
Gilberto Gil
Milton Nascimento
Gil & Milton
Nominated
[
21
]
[
16
]
Best Traditional Tropical Latin Album
Caetano Veloso
Canto
by
Los Super Seven
Nominated
[
23
]
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
Eliane Elias
Impulsive!
Nominated
[
18
]
Best Latin Jazz Album
Calle 54
by Various Artists
Nominated
2003
Duduka da Fonseca
Samba Jazz Fantasia
Nominated
[
24
]
Best Jazz Vocal Album
Luciana Souza
Brazilian Duos
Nominated
[
25
]
2004
North and South
Nominated
Best Traditional World Music Album
Grupo de Capoeira Angola Pelourinho
Capoeira Angola 2 - Brincando Na Roda
Nominated
[
26
]
Best Contemporary World Music Album
Caetano Veloso
Live in Bahia
Nominated
[
23
]
2005
Bebel Gilberto
Bebel Gilberto
Nominated
[
27
]
2006
Gilberto Gil
Liminha
Eletracústico
Won
[
21
]
Best Jazz Vocal Album
Luciana Souza
Duos II
Nominated
[
25
]
Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)
Heitor Pereira
What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life?
Won
[
28
]
2007
Best Urban/Alternative Performance
Sérgio Mendes
"That Heat"
Nominated
[
8
]
"
Mas Que Nada
"
Nominated
Best Chamber Music Performance
Antônio Meneses
Shostakovich: Piano Trios 1 & 2, Seven Romances On Verses By Alexander Blok
Nominated
[
29
]
2008
Album of the Year
Luciana Souza
River: The Joni Letters
(as featured artist)
Won
[
25
]
Best Contemporary World Music Album
Céu
CéU
Nominated
[
30
]
Bebel Gilberto
Momento
Nominated
[
27
]
Gilberto Gil
Gil Luminoso
Nominated
[
21
]
2009
Banda Larga Cordel
Nominated
Best Contemporary Jazz Album
Eduardo Santos
Ruriá Duprat
Randy in Brasil
Nominated
[
31
]
2010
Best Latin Jazz Album
Claudio Roditi
Brazilliance X 4
Nominated
[
32
]
Best Jazz Vocal Album
Luciana Souza
Tide
Nominated
[
25
]
2011
Best Contemporary World Music Album
Bebel Gilberto
All in One
Nominated
[
27
]
Sérgio Mendes
Bom Tempo
Nominated
[
8
]
2012
Lifetime Achievement Award
Antônio Carlos Jobim
Won
[
33
]
2013
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
Moogie Canazio
The Absence
Nominated
[
34
]
Best Classical Instrumental Solo
Antônio Meneses
Cláudio Cruz
Gal & Elgar: Cello Concertos
Nominated
[
29
]
Best Jazz Vocal Album
Luciana Souza
The Book of Chet
Nominated
[
25
]
Best Latin Jazz Album
Duos III
Nominated
2014
Trio Corrente
Song for Maura
Won
[
35
]
2015
Best World Music Album
Sérgio Mendes
Magic
Nominated
[
8
]
2016
Gilberto Gil
Gilbertos Samba Ao Vivo
Nominated
[
21
]
Best Latin Jazz Album
Eliane Elias
Rodrigo de Castro Lopes
Made in Brazil
Won
[
18
]
2017
Best World Music Album
Caetano Veloso
Gilberto Gil
Dois Amigos, Um Século de Música: Multishow Live
Nominated
[
21
]
[
23
]
Best Latin Jazz Album
Trio da Paz
30
Nominated
[
36
]
2018
Marcello Gonçalves
Outra Coisa – The Music of Moacir Santos
Nominated
[
37
]
Best World Music Album
Trio Brasileiro
Rosa Dos Ventos
Nominated
[
38
]
2019
Best Latin Pop Album
Moogie Canazio
Sincera
by
Claudia Brant
Won
[
17
]
2020
Best Arrangement, Instrumental and Vocals
Diego Figueiredo
"Marry Me A Little"
Nominated
[
39
]
Best Latin Jazz Album
Thalma de Freitas
Chico Pinheiro
Duduka da Fonseca
Sorte!: Music By John Finbury
Nominated
[
40
]
[
41
]
[
24
]
2021
Chico Pinheiro
City of Dreams
Nominated
[
41
]
Best Global Music Album
Bebel Gilberto
Agora
Nominated
[
27
]
2022
Best Latin Jazz Album
Eliane Elias
Mirror Mirror
Won
[
18
]
2023
Flora Purim
If You Will
Nominated
[
13
]
Best New Artist
Anitta
Nominated
[
42
]
Album of the Year
Matheus Braz
Renaissance
(as engineer)
Nominated
[
43
]
2025
Best Latin Pop Album
Anitta
Funk Generation
Nominated
[
44
]
Album of the Year
Matheus Braz
Cowboy Carter
(as engineer)
Won
[
43
]
References
1
2
3
4
5
"Laurindo Almeida | Artist | GRAMMY.com"
.
GRAMMYs
. Retrieved
2022-10-14
.
1
2
3
4
5
"Antonio Carlos Jobim | Artist | GRAMMY.com"
.
GRAMMYs
. Retrieved
2022-10-14
.
↑
"Newton Mendonça | Artist | GRAMMY.com"
.
GRAMMYs
. Retrieved
2022-10-14
.
↑
"Heitor Villa-Lobos | Artist | GRAMMY.com"
.
GRAMMYs
. Retrieved
2022-10-14
.
1
2
3
4
"João Gilberto | Artist | GRAMMY.com"
.
GRAMMYs
. Retrieved
2022-10-14
.
1
2
"Astrud Gilberto | Artist | GRAMMY.com"
.
GRAMMYs
. Retrieved
2022-10-14
.
↑
"Chico Buarque de Hollanda | Artist | GRAMMY.com"
.
GRAMMYs
. Retrieved
2022-10-14
.
1
2
3
4
5
"Sérgio Mendes | Artist | GRAMMY.com"
.
GRAMMYs
. Retrieved
2022-10-14
.
1
2
"Eumir Deodato | Artist | GRAMMY.com"
.
GRAMMYs
. Retrieved
2022-10-14
.
↑
"Morris Albert | Artist | GRAMMY.com"
.
GRAMMYs
. Retrieved
2023-09-19
.
↑
"Airto Moreira | Artist | GRAMMY.com"
.
GRAMMYs
. Retrieved
2022-10-14
.
1
2
"Roberto Carlos | Artist | GRAMMY.com"
.
GRAMMYs
. Retrieved
2022-10-14
.
1
2
"Flora Purim | Artist | GRAMMY.com"
.
GRAMMYs
. Retrieved
2023-09-19
.
1
2
"Armando Marçal | Artist | GRAMMY.com"
.
GRAMMYs
. Retrieved
2023-09-24
.
1
2
"Dori Caymmi | Artist | GRAMMY.com"
.
GRAMMYs
. Retrieved
2022-10-14
.
1
2
3
4
"Milton Nascimento | Artist | GRAMMY.com"
.
GRAMMYs
. Retrieved
2022-10-14
.
1
2
3
4
"Antonio "Moogie" Canazio | Artist | GRAMMY.com"
.
GRAMMYs
. Retrieved
2022-10-14
.
1
2
3
4
"Eliane Elias | Artist | GRAMMY.com"
.
GRAMMYs
. Retrieved
2022-10-14
.
↑
"Ivan Lins | Artist | GRAMMY.com"
.
GRAMMYs
. Retrieved
2023-09-19
.
↑
"Banda Mantiqueira | Artist | GRAMMY.com"
.
GRAMMYs
. Retrieved
2023-09-19
.
1
2
3
4
5
6
"Gilberto Gil | Artist | GRAMMY.com"
.
GRAMMYs
. Retrieved
2022-10-14
.
↑
"Thiago de Mello | Artist | GRAMMY.com"
.
GRAMMYs
. Retrieved
2023-09-19
.
1
2
3
4
5
"Caetano Veloso | Artist | GRAMMY.com"
.
GRAMMYs
. Retrieved
2022-10-14
.
1
2
"Duduka da Fonseca | Artist | GRAMMY.com"
.
GRAMMYs
. Retrieved
2022-10-14
.
1
2
3
4
5
"Luciana Souza | Artist | GRAMMY.com"
.
GRAMMYs
. Retrieved
2022-10-14
.
↑
"Grupo de Capoeira Angola Pelourinho | Artist | GRAMMY.com"
.
GRAMMYs
. Retrieved
2023-09-19
.
1
2
3
4
"Bebel Gilberto | Artist | GRAMMY.com"
.
GRAMMYs
. Retrieved
2022-10-14
.
↑
"Heitor Pereira | Artist | GRAMMY.com"
.
GRAMMYs
. Retrieved
2022-11-20
.
1
2
"Antônio Meneses | Artist | GRAMMY.com"
.
GRAMMYs
. Retrieved
2023-09-19
.
↑
"Céu | Artist | GRAMMY.com"
.
GRAMMYs
. Retrieved
2022-10-14
.
↑
"Ruriá Duprat | Artist | GRAMMY.com"
.
GRAMMYs
. Retrieved
2023-09-19
.
↑
"Claudio Roditi | Artist | GRAMMY.com"
.
GRAMMYs
. Retrieved
2022-10-14
.
↑
"Lifetime Achievement Award | GRAMMY.com"
.
GRAMMYs
. Retrieved
2022-10-14
.
↑
"55th Annual Grammy Awards | 2012 | GRAMMY.com"
.
GRAMMYs
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"Trio Corrente | Artist | GRAMMY.com"
.
GRAMMYs
. Retrieved
2022-10-14
.
↑
"Trio da Paz | Artist | GRAMMY.com"
.
GRAMMYs
. Retrieved
2022-10-14
.
↑
"Marcello Gonçalves | Artist | GRAMMY.com"
.
GRAMMYs
. Retrieved
2022-10-14
.
↑
"Trio Brasileiro | Artist | GRAMMY.com"
.
GRAMMYs
. Retrieved
2022-10-14
.
↑
"Diego Figueiredo | Artist | GRAMMY.com"
.
GRAMMYs
. Retrieved
2022-10-14
.
↑
"Thalma de Freitas | Artist | GRAMMY.com"
.
GRAMMYs
. Retrieved
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.
1
2
"Chico Pinheiro | Artist | GRAMMY.com"
.
GRAMMYs
. Retrieved
2022-10-14
.
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Enos, Morgan (2022-11-15).
"Meet The Best New Artist GRAMMY Nominees At The 2023 GRAMMYs"
.
GRAMMYs
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.
1
2
"Matheus Braz | Artist | GRAMMY.com"
.
GRAMMYs
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.
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O'Connor, Roisin (2024-11-08).
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↑
The album won in the category "
Best Instrumental Jazz Performance - Small Group or Soloist
", but is not credited in
João Gilberto
's profile. It also won "
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
", but the award goes to the audio engineer(s), not to the artist or performer, except if the artist is also a credited engineer. The album was nominated in "
Best Album Cover – Other Than Classical
", but the category is presented to the art director of the album, not to the performer(s), unless the performer is also the art director.
↑
The album was also nominated in the category "
Best Vocal Performance, Male
", but is not credited in
Antônio Carlos Jobim
's profile.
↑
As percussionist in
Pat Metheny's group
.
↑
As percussionist in
Pat Metheny's group
.
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