Mina canta o Brasil
Mina canta o Brasil is a studio album by Italian singer Mina, released in 1970 by PDU. The album, inspired by Brazilian culture, is completely recorded in Portuguese.
Overview
Seven songs of this album had been previously recorded by Mina in Italian: "Canto de ossanha" ; "Upa neguinho" ; "Que maravilha" ; "A banda" ; "Tem mais samba" ; "A praça" ; "Nem vem que não tem".
Claudio Milano of reviewed the album positively, stating that it is "a really good album with great 'Todas Mulheres Do Mundo' and 'Cancao Latina', but there is nothing superfluous here, from more festive episodes to more melancholic." In 2018, Rolling Stone magazine placed it on the first place in the list of the most underrated albums of Mina. The reviewer stated that "it is impossible to remain cold in front of this free, sensual and feminine collection of eleven tracks borrowed from the Brazilian cradle." Optimagazine magazine wrote that this is "an exquisite album where Mina's sensual voice manages to rethink the works of Brazilian musical culture without sounding forced and completely immersed in the tropical atmosphere."