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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Felipe Maia

Sérgio Mendes, the musician who left Brazil to bring the sounds of his country to the world

Sérgio Mendes performing at a festival in California in 2016.
Sérgio Mendes performing at a festival in California in 2016. Photograph: Eric Risberg/AP

Bringing Brazilian music to the world and the world to Brazilian music: for decades, this was Sérgio Mendes’s mission and passion.

The artist died on Friday at the age of 83, after a 60-year career that produced more than 35 albums.

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