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Edu Lobo
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Chico Buarque
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Luiz Bonfá
363,648 listeners
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Vinicius de Moraes
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Quarteto Jobim-Morelenbaum
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Stan Getz & João Gilberto
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Miúcha
200,822 listeners
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Carlos Lyra
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Marcos Valle
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