Bossa nova
In the 1950s, pianist Antônio Carlos Jobim, guitarist João Gilberto, and poet Vinicius de Moraes introduced a style similar to samba called "bossa nova", which translates to "new flair" or "new beat". This music is slower, text-based, melancholic, and has a mellow feeling. Bossa nova did not use the heavy percussive instruments in samba and was much softer. Gilberto's "Bim-Bom," often described as the first bossa nova song, was inspired by Brazil's post-WWII modernization movement in the 1950s. In 1958, Jobim and de Moraes recorded "Chege de Saudede," but it was Gilberto's version that launched the bossa nova movement. After the release of "Jazz Samba", Stan Getz invited Gilberto to record an album together. They released "Getz/Gilberto" in 1964, which also featured Gilberto's wife, Astrud Gilberto, whose soft vocal style became definitive of bossa nova.