Artists from Brazil

359 published artists from Brazil, led by Anitta, Roberto Carlos and Melanie Martinez. The list below shows the 120 most famous.

At a glance

359 published artists from Brazil; 2,365 studio albums have verified cover art.

Published artists11 tier 1 · 13 tier 2 · 335 tier 3: 359
Release groups: 8,158
Studio albums: 3,000
Albums with cover artverified Cover Art Archive: 2,365
Timeline events: 4,025
Monthly listenerssum across artists: 454.4M
Claimed salessum of stored claims; implausible values excluded: 457M
Average career spanfirst to last dated release: 36 years
Full biographies: 171
Biography words: 434,201

When they started

Debut decade from each artist's earliest dated release. Most debuts fell in the 1990s (55 artists).

Artists by debut decade
Decade	Artists
1930s	1
1940s	4
1950s	19
1960s	35
1970s	33
1980s	35
1990s	55
2000s	38
2010s	28
2020s	7

104 artists have no dated release or formation year and are not plotted.

Genres in Brazil

Top 8 genres by artist count. música popular brasileira is the most common, with 63 artists.

Covers from Brazil

2,365 studio albums have verified cover art. The 12 shown come from the most famous artists.

EQUILIBRIVM
Anitta · 2026
EQUILIBRIVM II
Anitta · 2026
Ensaios da Anitta
Anitta · 2024
Funk Generation
Anitta · 2024
Versions of Me
Anitta · 2022
Kisses
Anitta · 2019
Bang!
Anitta · 2015
Ritmo Perfeito
Anitta · 2014
Anitta
Anitta · 2013
Amor sin límite
Roberto Carlos · 2018
Roberto Carlos
Roberto Carlos · 2015
Lulu canta & toca Roberto e Erasmo
Roberto Carlos · 2013

Leaders

Heitor Villa-Lobos has the most release groups (231); Luiz Gonzaga the longest career (79 years); Ludmilla the most awards (32).

Most prolific

Most prolific, by number of release groups
Artist	release groups
Heitor Villa-Lobos	231
Gilberto Gil	176
Alok	149
Anitta	144
Roberto Carlos	136

Longest careers

first to last dated release

Longest careers, by number of years
Artist	years
Luiz Gonzaga	79
Antônio Carlos Gomes	77
Ary Barroso	74
João Gilberto	74
Inezita Barroso	73

Most decorated

Most decorated, by number of awards
Artist	awards
Ludmilla	32
Antônio Carlos Jobim	24
Roberto Carlos	20
Luan Santana	12
Gilberto Gil	12

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Most famous artists from Brazil

Anitta

Brazil · Person · born 1993

pop music, reggaeton, Latin pop, funk carioca, funk melody

37.2M listeners · 42 wikis

Roberto Carlos

Brazil · Person · born 1941

rock music, ballad, música popular brasileira

6.1M listeners · 32 wikis

Melanie Martinez

Brazil · Person · born 1995

rhythm and blues, EDM trap music, indie pop, electronica, alternative music, emo pop

14.7M listeners · 55 wikis

Alok

Brazil · Person · born 1991

Brazilian bass, tech house

24M listeners · 21 wikis

Gusttavo Lima

Brazil · Person · born 1989

pop music, sertanejo, bachata, arrocha

14M listeners · 24 wikis

Marília Mendonça

Brazil · Person · born 1995

sertanejo

11.5M listeners · 28 wikis

Luan Santana

Brazil · Person · born 1991

pop music

11.3M listeners · 27 wikis

Ludmilla

Brazil · Person · born 1995

pop music, contemporary R&B, trap music, electropop, reggaeton, Afrobeat, axé, pagode, funk carioca, pagode baiano

11.2M listeners · 14 wikis

Pabllo Vittar

Brazil · Person · born 1993

pop music, funk carioca, tecno brega, forró

7.7M listeners · 22 wikis

Henrique & Juliano

Brazil · Group · 2008–present

sertanejo

16M listeners · 4 wikis

Luísa Sonza

Brazil · Person · born 1998

pop music, pop rock, música popular brasileira, brega funk

10.5M listeners · 12 wikis

Zé Neto & Cristiano

Brazil · Group · 2011–present

sertanejo

15.5M listeners · 3 wikis

Artists from Brazil

At a glance

When they started

Genres in Brazil

Covers from Brazil

Leaders

Most prolific

Longest careers

Most decorated

Related

música popular brasileira in other countries

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Most famous artists from Brazil

Anitta

Roberto Carlos

Melanie Martinez

Alok

Gusttavo Lima

Marília Mendonça

Luan Santana

Ludmilla

Pabllo Vittar

Henrique & Juliano

Luísa Sonza

Zé Neto & Cristiano

More from Brazil

Jorge & Mateus

MC Livinho

Ana Castela

Pedro Sampaio

Charlie Brown Jr.

MC Tuto

Simone Mendes

Murilo Huff

Mari Fernandez

Djavan

Maiara & Maraisa

Xamã

Legião Urbana

Bruno & Marrone

Matuê

Zerb

Natiruts

Skank

Lauana Prado

MC Kevin

Matheus Fernandes

Sorriso Maroto

Chitãozinho & Xororó

O Rappa

Orochi

Racionais MC's

Ze Felipe

Anavitória

Vintage Culture

Djonga

Victor & Leo

Antônio Carlos Jobim

Sepultura

Paula Fernandes

João Gilberto

Heitor Villa-Lobos

Astrud Gilberto

Gilberto Gil

Vinícius de Moraes

Michel Teló

Caetano Veloso

Xuxa

Chico Buarque

Sérgio Mendes

Elis Regina

Rita Lee

Zeca Pagodinho

Max Cavalera

Ivete Sangalo

Gal Costa

Maria Bethânia

Claudia Leitte

Daniela Mercury

Milton Nascimento