In a recording, Ms. Furtado's pinched, breathy voice can be captivating, especially when she mixes in Portuguese lyrics or fast scat-singing.

It was inspired by her trips to Cuba, and many tracks include Spanish or Portuguese lyrics.

The "Big Bad Wolf" in the Portuguese lyrics is somewhat like the wanderer, riding in his car and getting all the girls.

Jazz singer Emilie-Claire Barlow performed an English version with partial Portuguese lyrics on her album Tribute (2001).

The Portuguese lyrics above include grammatical and pronunciation features of the local speech (in italic) that violate official language norm.

Mr. Brown's songs are full of peace-and-love sentiments, but his Portuguese lyrics also hold free associations and poetic twists.

The package offers neither translations of the Portuguese lyrics nor much information on the performers, but the music is pure delight.

The Portuguese lyrics were translated by Brazilian singer Gilberto Gil.

The original Portuguese lyrics revolves around a fisherman, who goes out to sea on a raft and hopes to return home safe.

The lyrics to "Baía" are not a translation of Ary Barrosso's original Portuguese lyrics, and differ from them considerably.