Elis Regina

For many armchair travelers, Brazil is not a country: It is a single slender beach in Rio de
Janeiro -- the famous Ipanema -- and life there is not much more than string bikinis and
sensual music. Hence Caipirinha, the most egregious of these three albums, culled from
Universal's bounteous Latin catalog. Conceived as a party platter, Caipirinha throws
together Gilberto Gil's elegantly abra- sive "Aquele Abraco" and Jorge Ben's sultr... More >