Sergio Mendes, a great Brazilian musician who was active for a long time since the 1960s and taught us many famous songs with his bossa nova covers, recently passed away.

Sergio Mendes is particularly famous for his Brazil 66 Mash Que Nada, and many of his songs are pleasant to listen to with Latin rhythms and a lovely chorus. I first heard it when I was probably around 18 years old.

This one! It woke me up to the fact that I like this kind of thing – ‼︎. Thank you for the wonderful music.

I had a hard time deciding which song to choose this time, but this is the one I’m in the mood for. This song, which means ‘sadness’ in Portuguese, has the subtitle ‘Goodbye Sadness’. It has also been sung by many artists, but the Brazil 66 version is lively and carnival-like from the start.

It’s a song that will cheer you up if you listen to it when you’re feeling down.