On the cusp of 80, the Brazilian icon reflects on decades of rhythm, melody and joyful living.Â
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When it comes to 20th-century Brazilian music, Sergio Mendes belongs to a rarefied group of musicians who participated in its creation.
âI remember Antônio Carlos Jobim showing me the song âÃguas de Março [Waters of March]â in the early 1970s,â Mendes says, casually confirming his status as an OG. âHe said, âCheck this out, I just wrote it.â And I said, âWow! Yeah, itâs magical!â But then, everything he wrote was brilliant.â A few years later, when Mendes made his first recording of the song, on his album