List of Brazilian Grammy Award winners and nominees

The following is a list of Grammy Awards winners and nominees from Brazil, including special awards.

YearCategoryNominee(s)Nominated forResultRef.
1960Best Classical Performance - Concerto Or Instrumental Soloist (Other Than Full Orchestral Accompaniment)Laurindo AlmeidaDanzasNominated[1]
1961Best Classical Performance - Vocal Or Instrumental - Chamber MusicConversations With The GuitarWon
Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist Or Duo (Other Than With Orchestral Accompaniment)The Spanish Guitars Of Laurindo AlmeidaWon
Best Engineering Contribution - Classical RecordingWon
1962Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist Or Duo (Without Orchestra)Reverie For Spanish GuitarWon
Best Contemporary Classical Composition"Discantus"Won
Album Of The Year - ClassicalReverie For Spanish GuitarNominated
1963Best Classical Performance - Chamber MusicThe Intimate BachNominated
Best Performance By An Orchestra - For DancingViva Bossa Nova!Nominated
Best Jazz Performance - Soloist Or Small Group (Instrumental)Nominated
Best Background ArrangementAntônio Carlos JobimJoão GilbertoNominated[2]
1964Best Original Jazz CompositionNewton Mendonça
Antônio Carlos Jobim
MeditaçãoNominated[3][2]
Best Classical Composition By A Contemporary ComposerHeitor Villa-Lobos"Cello Concerto No. 2"Nominated[4]
1965Album of the YearJoão GilbertoGetz/Gilberto[a]Won[5]
Best Vocal Performance, MaleNominated
Best Album NotesNominated
Best Vocal Performance, FemaleAstrud Gilberto"The Girl from Ipanema"Nominated[6]
Record of the YearWon
Best New ArtistHerselfNominated
Antônio Carlos JobimHimselfNominated[2]
Best Instrumental Jazz Performance - Large Group Or Soloist With Large GroupLaurindo AlmeidaGuitar From IpanemaWon[1]
Best Instrumental Jazz Performance - Small Group Or Soloist With Small GroupCollaborationNominated
1966Best Vocal Performance, FemaleAstrud GilbertoThe Astrud Gilberto AlbumNominated[6]
1968Album of the YearAntônio Carlos JobimFrancis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim[b]Nominated[2]
Best Instrumental ThemeChico Buarque"A Banda"Nominated[7]
1969Best Contemporary-Pop Performance, Vocal Duo Or GroupSérgio Mendes and Brazil '66"Fool On The Hill"Nominated[8]
1973Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist Or Soloists (Without Orchestra)Laurindo AlmeidaThe Art Of Laurindo AlmeidaNominated[1]
1974Best New ArtistEumir DeodatoHimselfNominated[9]
Best Pop Instrumental Performance"Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001)"Won
1976Best New ArtistMorris AlbertHimselfNominated[10]
Song of the Year"Feelings"Nominated
Best Pop Vocal Performance, MaleNominated
1978Best Jazz Vocal PerformanceJoão GilbertoAmorosoNominated[5]
1979Best Latin RecordingLaurindo Almeida TrioLaurindo Almeida TrioNominated[1]
1980Airto MoreiraTouching You, Touching MeNominated[11]
1981Best R&B Instrumental PerformanceEumir Deodato"Night Cruiser"Nominated[9]
1982Best Latin RecordingLaurindo AlmeidaBrazilian SoulNominated[1]
1985Best Mexican-American PerformanceRoberto Carlos"Cóncavo y Convexo"Nominated[12]
1986Best Jazz Vocal Performance, FemaleFlora Purim"20 Years Blue"Nominated[13]
1987"Esquinas"Nominated
1989Best Latin Pop PerformanceRoberto CarlosRoberto CarlosWon[12]
Best Jazz Vocal Performance, MaleJoão GilbertoLive in MontreuxNominated[5]
1990Best Jazz Fusion Performance, Vocal or InstrumentalArmando Marçal[c]Letter from HomeWon[14]
1992Best World Music AlbumDori CaymmiBrazilian SerenataNominated[15]
Milton NascimentoTxaiNominated[16]
1993Best Engineered Album, Non-ClassicalMoogie CanazioBrasileiroNominated[17]
Best World Music AlbumSérgio MendesWon[8]
1994Best Contemporary Jazz Performance (Instrumental)Armando Marçal[d]The Road to YouWon[14]
1995Best World Music AlbumMilton NascimentoAngelusNominated[16]
1996Best Improvised Jazz SoloEliane Elias"The Way You Look Tonight"Nominated[18]
Best Latin Jazz AlbumAntônio Carlos Jobim
Paulo Jobim
Daniel Jobim
Antônio BrasileiroWon[2]
1997Best Engineered Album, Non-ClassicalMoogie CanazioOceano by Sérgio MendesNominated[17]
Best Latin Jazz PerformanceIvan LinsThe Heart SpeaksNominated[19]
1998Banda MantiqueiraAldeiaNominated[20]
Best World Music AlbumMilton NascimentoNascimentoWon[16]
1999Gilberto GilQuanta LiveWon[21]
Best Classical Crossover AlbumGaudêncio Thiago de MelloJourney To The Amazon (Works Of Almeida, Barrios, Brouwer, Etc.)Nominated[22]
2000Best World Music AlbumCaetano VelosoLivroWon[23]
Best Instrumental ArrangementDori CaymmiPink PantherNominated[15]
2001Best World Music AlbumJoão Gilberto
Moogie Canazio
Caetano Veloso
João Voz e ViolãoWon[5][17][23]
2002Gilberto Gil
Milton Nascimento
Gil & MiltonNominated[21][16]
Best Traditional Tropical Latin AlbumCaetano VelosoCanto by Los Super SevenNominated[23]
Best Large Jazz Ensemble AlbumEliane EliasImpulsive!Nominated[18]
Best Latin Jazz AlbumCalle 54 by Various ArtistsNominated
2003Duduka da FonsecaSamba Jazz FantasiaNominated[24]
Best Jazz Vocal AlbumLuciana SouzaBrazilian DuosNominated[25]
2004North and SouthNominated
Best Traditional World Music AlbumGrupo de Capoeira Angola PelourinhoCapoeira Angola 2 - Brincando Na RodaNominated[26]
Best Contemporary World Music AlbumCaetano VelosoLive in BahiaNominated[23]
2005Bebel GilbertoBebel GilbertoNominated[27]
2006Gilberto Gil
Liminha
EletracústicoWon[21]
Best Jazz Vocal AlbumLuciana SouzaDuos IINominated[25]
Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)Heitor PereiraWhat Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life?Won[28]
2007Best Urban/Alternative PerformanceSérgio Mendes"That Heat"Nominated[8]
"Mas Que Nada"Nominated
Best Chamber Music PerformanceAntônio MenesesShostakovich: Piano Trios 1 & 2, Seven Romances On Verses By Alexander BlokNominated[29]
2008Album of the YearLuciana SouzaRiver: The Joni Letters (as featured artist)Won[25]
Best Contemporary World Music AlbumCéuCéUNominated[30]
Bebel GilbertoMomentoNominated[27]
Gilberto GilGil LuminosoNominated[21]
2009Banda Larga CordelNominated
Best Contemporary Jazz AlbumEduardo Santos
Ruriá Duprat
Randy in BrasilNominated[31]
2010Best Latin Jazz AlbumClaudio RoditiBrazilliance X 4Nominated[32]
Best Jazz Vocal AlbumLuciana SouzaTideNominated[25]
2011Best Contemporary World Music AlbumBebel GilbertoAll in OneNominated[27]
Sérgio MendesBom TempoNominated[8]
2012Lifetime Achievement AwardAntônio Carlos JobimWon[33]
2013Best Engineered Album, Non-ClassicalMoogie CanazioThe AbsenceNominated[34]
Best Classical Instrumental SoloAntônio Meneses
Cláudio Cruz
Gal & Elgar: Cello ConcertosNominated[29]
Best Jazz Vocal AlbumLuciana SouzaThe Book of ChetNominated[25]
Best Latin Jazz AlbumDuos IIINominated
2014Trio CorrenteSong for MauraWon[35]
2015Best World Music AlbumSérgio MendesMagicNominated[8]
2016Gilberto GilGilbertos Samba Ao VivoNominated[21]
Best Latin Jazz AlbumEliane Elias
Rodrigo de Castro Lopes
Made in BrazilWon[18]
2017Best World Music AlbumCaetano Veloso
Gilberto Gil
Dois Amigos, Um Século de Música: Multishow LiveNominated[21][23]
Best Latin Jazz AlbumTrio da Paz30Nominated[36]
2018Marcello GonçalvesOutra Coisa – The Music of Moacir SantosNominated[37]
Best World Music AlbumTrio BrasileiroRosa Dos VentosNominated[38]
2019Best Latin Pop AlbumMoogie CanazioSincera by Claudia BrantWon[17]
2020Best Arrangement, Instrumental and VocalsDiego Figueiredo"Marry Me A Little"Nominated[39]
Best Latin Jazz AlbumThalma de Freitas
Chico Pinheiro
Duduka da Fonseca
Sorte!: Music By John FinburyNominated[40][41][24]
2021Chico PinheiroCity of DreamsNominated[41]
Best Global Music AlbumBebel GilbertoAgoraNominated[27]
2022Best Latin Jazz AlbumEliane EliasMirror MirrorWon[18]
2023Flora PurimIf You WillNominated[13]
Best New ArtistAnittaHerselfNominated[42]
Album of the YearMatheus BrazRenaissance (as engineer)Nominated[43]

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