Bossa nova is a style of
Brazilian music invented in the
1950s by composers like
Antonio Carlos Jobim[?]; the music derives from the
samba but is more complex melodically and less percussive. The
genre is highly influenced by
jazz and became massively popular in Brazil and elsewhere in
Latin America, though its international success was limited to brief periods of popularity, such as after the release of the film
Black Orpheus[?].
Perhaps the best known bossa nova song is Antonio Carlos Jobim's "The Girl from Ipanema," which is widely known in both its original Portugese and in English translation.