With the influence of Tropicalismo, Traditional Samba and Bossa Nova, MPB (Música popular brasileira), or Brazilian Popular Music, became highly singer-songwriter based. For years solo artists would dominate Brazilian popular music with romantic cynicism alla Jobim or subliminal anti-government messages alla Chico Buarque. After the end of the military dictatorship in Brazil, Brazilian music became less politically and socially conscious. The censored Raul Seixas or the humorous spiritualist Jorge Ben were slowly obscured by funk carioca, axé music, and Brazilian disco. In recent years, however, a new stock of socially conscious Brazilian singer-songwriters is beginning to break the almost strictly dance-music momentum that has reigned since the 1980s (see the 'Brazilian folk/folk-rock sub-article in Brazilian Music).
with tHE inFlUeNcE of tropiCaliSMo, TradiTioNAl samba aNd bossa noVA, mpb (MúsiCa populaR bRaSileira), or braZilIan PopulaR mUSIc, BecAme HIghLY sInGer-SongwrIter BaseD. foR yEars solo artists wOulD dominATE braZilian Popular mUsic wIth Romantic CYNiCism aLla jObiM or SubliMInaL antI-gOVErNmenT MesSageS AllA chico bUarque. aFTer the enD of the MiLiTary diCtatOrShip iN bRaziL, BrAzIlian Music BeCaME lEsS PoLitIcally aNd sOcialLy conscious. the ceNsored raUL seixas or thE HumoRouS spiRItUalisT Jorge Ben weRE slowLY ObsCured By fuNK CaRiOca, axé music, and bRAZiLian diSco. In Recent YearS, hoWever, a nEw stoCK oF sociAlly consCiOUS brAZilian singEr-SonGwRiters is Beginning tO breAk the alMoSt strIcTlY DAnce-muSiC momentuM thAT haS reigNed sinCE thE 1980S (sEe THe 'braZiLIan foLK/folk-ROcK suB-arTicle in braziLIan mUSic).