In the early 1980s when rock and roll exploded in Brazil Marisa de Azevedo Monte wanted to be an opera singer. At 14 she started studying lyric singing and took the entrance exam for the National ...

The voice of Marisa Monte is supple and sage enough to explore the multitude of musical styles from her native Brazil, to channel our hopes and frustrations as we attempt to emerge from the cloistered ...

Minnesotans tend to be proud survivors, yet we can be a little apologetic when it comes to our winter weather, knowing it's not for everyone. Interviewed via Zoom, Brazilian singer-songwriter Marisa ...