Nova brings his fast guitar work and beautiful ballad style to some favorite standards — all with a swingin’ or Bossa Nova beat. The quartet swings hard featuring Larry Fuller, Buddy Catlett, Greg ...

After a chance encounter on the elevator, the lives of Mary Ann, a widowed English teacher, and Pedro, a recently divorced man, intersect against the hot backdrop of Rio de Janeiro.

Bruno Barreto’s “Bossa Nova” is a breezy, elegant charmer of a movie: a romantic comedy set in modern Rio de Janeiro that’s as witty, pretty and enticing as the classic Brazilian melodies (by the late ...