 Written and produced by Sergio Mielniczenko, The Brazilian Hour takes listeners on a musical tour of its namesake land, with music ranging from jazz to samba, Brazilian pop, choro, and much more. You'll hear artists like Gilberto Gil, Vinicius de Moraes, Trio Mocotó, Toninho Horta, Roberto Menescal, Gal Costa, Milton Nascimento, Eliane Elias, and many more. Produced as a public service of The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Brazil, the program began in 1978 to promote Brazilian music and culture in the United States. The program was introduced at radio station KXLU-LA 88.9 FM on March 5th of that year. In 1981 the Brazilian Hour started a national distribution via satellite to all public radio stations in the United States. Currently The Brazilian Hour is produced in Portuguese, Spanish, English and French. So if Brazilian music is your passion, be sure to wake up with The Brazilian Hour, Saturdays at 6:00am on 90.7 KFSR.
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