# Pixinguinha — Carinhoso

Pixinguinha’s Carinhoso (1937) is No. 3 in our Samba ranking. The full verdict, and where to hear it.

- **Released:** 1937
- **On one list:** Samba
- **Updated:** 2026-08-30
- **Artist:** [Pixinguinha](https://waxonia.com/artist/pixinguinha/)
- **Canonical page:** https://waxonia.com/track/pixinguinha--carinhoso/

## What we say

### No. 3 in [Samba](https://waxonia.com/genre/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.

## Listen

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/Pixinguinha%20Carinhoso) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=7217Xga4zOw)

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