Obrigado Brazil is a music album by Yo-Yo Ma.

In this context "obrigado" means "thank you" in Portuguese."Yo-Yo Ma's 'Obrigado Brazil'," National Public Radio"Talk Portuguese - Language Notes," BBC

Track listing "Cristal" (Cesar Camargo Mariano) – 2:49 "Chega de Saudade" (Antonio Carlos Jobim) – 4:16 "A Lenda Do Caboclo" (Heitor Villa-Lobos) – 3:10 "Doce De Coco" (Jaco Do Bandolim) – 5:12 "Dança Brasileira" (Camargo Mazart Guarnieri) – 2:18 "Apelo" (Baden Powell) – 4:57 "Dança Negra" (Guarnieri) – 3:31 "I X O (Um a Zero)" (Pixinguinha) – 2:40 "Menino" (Sergio Assad) – 5:36 "Samambaia" (Mariano) – 5:19 "Carinhoso" (Pixinguinha) – 4:48 "Alma Brasileira" (Heitor Villa-Lobos) – 5:05 "O Amor em Paz" (unknown) – 3:52 "Bodas De Prata & Quatro Cantos" (Egberto Gismonti, G.E. Carneiro) – 9:48 "Brasileirinho" (Waldir Azevedo) – 3:30 "Salvador" (Egberto Gismonti) – 4:53

Personnel

Yo-Yo Ma – Cello Helio Alves – Piano Odair Assad – Guitar Sergio Assad – Guitar, Arranger Cyro Baptista – Percussion Paulinho Braga – Drums Jose DaSilva – Percussion Jose DeFaria – Percussion Paquito D'Rivera – Clarinet Egberto Gismonti – Flute, Guitar, Piano, Arranger Romero Lubambo – Guitar, Cavaquinho Cesar Camargo Mariano – Piano Nilson Matta – Bass Rosa Passos – Guitar, Vocals Kathryn Stott – Piano Todd Whitelock – Engineer

Production

Dominik Blech – Engineer, Intern Jorge Calandrelli – Arranger, Producer Stephen Danelian – Photography Ruth DeSarno – A&R Steven Epstein – Producer Michelle Errante – Product Manager Gil Gilbert – Photography, Assistant Phillip Huscher – Liner Notes Janush Kawa – Photography Richard King – Engineer Laura Kszan – Editorial Director Andreas Meyer – Assistant Engineer, Technical Supervisor Christopher Ottaunick – Photography Laraine Perri – Executive Producer Peta Scriba – Assistant Engineer Keith Shortreed – Assistant Engineer Roxanne Slimak – Art Direction Jason Spears – Assistant Engineer Jason Stasium – Assistant Engineer

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