Artist

Pixinguinha

Pixinguinha appears once in our Samba list, placing as high as No. 3. Hand-curated, with a reason for every pick.

Ranked entries

1

Appears on

Samba

Year

1937

Highest placing

No. 3 in Samba

Updated

2026-08-30

Appears on

1. 03

   Carinhoso

   1937

   Ranked No. 3 in Samba

   Choro rather than strict samba, by the greatest Brazilian musician of the century, and the most loved melody in the country. Booed as too American when it appeared.

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