Latin Grammy Award for Best MPB Album

Latin Grammy Award for Best MPB Album
Awarded for	Vocal or instrumental Musica Popular Brasileira albums containing at least 51% playing time of newly recorded material. For Solo artists, duos or groups.
Country	United States
Presented by	Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences
First awarded	2000
Currently held by	Maria Rita — Redescobrir - Ao Vivo
Official website	latingrammy.com

The Latin Grammy Award for Best MPB Album is an honor presented annually at the Latin Grammy Awards, a ceremony that recognizes excellence and creates a wider awareness of cultural diversity and contributions of Latin recording artists in the United States and internationally. According to the category description guide for the 13th Latin Grammy Awards, the award is for vocal or instrumental Musica Popular Brasileira albums containing at least 51% playing time of newly recorded material, and is awarded to solo artists, duos or groups.

The albums, Livro by Caetano Veloso (2000), Maria Rita by Maria Rita (2004), Regência: Vince Mendoza by Ivan Lins and The Metropole Orchestra (2009) and Especial Ivete, Gil E Caetano by Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil and Ivete Sangalo (2012) were nominated for Album of the Year, but didn't win.

The album Livro by Caetano Veloso won this award in 2000 and the Grammy Award for Best World Music Album in the same year.

Cantando Histórias by Ivan Lins became the first Brazilian album and only Portuguese language album to win this award and Album of the Year in 2005. The same year, Eletracústico by Gilberto Gil lost this award to Ivan Lins' album, but won the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary World Music Album in 2006.

2010s

Year	Winner	Nominees
2016	Elza Soares — A Mulher do Fim do Mundo	Dani Black — Dilúvio Roberta Campos — Todo Caminho é Sorte Celso Fonseca — Like Nice Roberta Sá — Delírio
2015	Ivan Lins — América, Brasil	Maria Bethânia — Meus Quintais Dorival Caymmi — Centenário Caymmi Maria Gadú — Guelã Lenine — Carbono
2014	Marisa Monte — Verdade, Uma Ilusão	Zeca Baleiro — Calma Aí, Coração - Ao Vivo Jeneci — De Graça Ivan Lins & InventaRio — InventaRio Encontra Ivan Lins Nana, Dori and Danilo — Caymmi
2013	Maria Rita — Redescobrir - Ao Vivo	Gilberto Gil — Concerto De Cordas & Máquinas De Ritmo Edu Lobo — Edu Lobo & Metropole Orkest Various Artists — Herivelto Martins - 100 Anos Jorge Vercillo — Luar De Sol - Ao Vivo No Ceará
2012	Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil and Ivete Sangalo — Especial Ivete, Gil E Caetano	Maria Bethânia — Oásis de Bethânia João Bosco — João Bosco 40 Anos Depois Ivan Lins — Amorágio Marisa Monte — O Que Você Quer Saber de Verdade Leila Pinheiro — Raiz Maria Rita — Elo
2011	Djavan for Ária	Milton Nascimento — E A Gente Sonhando Mônica Salmaso — Alma Lírica Brasileira Caetano Veloso and Maria Gadú — Multishow Ao Vivo Caetano e Maria Gadú Yeahwon — Yeahwon
2010	Gilberto Gil for Banda Dois	João Bosco for Não Vou Pro Céu, Mas Já Não Vivo no Chão Dori Caymmi for Inner World Toninho Horta for Toninho Horta - Harmonia & Vozes Joyce for Slow Music Jorge Vercillo for D.N.A.

2000s

Year	Winner	Nominees
2009	Ivan Lins and The Metropole Orchestra for Regência: Vince Mendoza	Zeca Baleiro for O Coração Do Homem_Bomba Volume 1 Zélia Duncan for Pelo Sabor Do Gesto Jorge Vercillo for Trem Da Minha Vida-Ao Vivo Wanderléa for Nova Estação
2008	Seu Jorge for América Brasil o Disco	Maria Bethânia for Dentro Do Mar Tem Rio - Ao Vivo Chico Buarque for Chico Buarque Carioca - Ao Vivo Omara Portuondo and Maria Bethânia for Omara Portuondo e Maria Bethânia Roberta Sá fpr Que Belo Estranho Dia Pra Se Ter Alegria Caetano Veloso for Multishow Ao Vivo Cê
2007	Leny Andrade and Cesar Camargo Mariano for Ao Vivo	Gal Costa for Ao Vivo Guinga for Casa De Villa Zé Ramalho for Parceria dos Viajantes Monica Salmaso for Noites De Gala, Samba Na Rua
2006	Maria Rita for Segundo	João Bosco for Obrigado, Gente! Ana Carolina and Seu Jorge for Ana e Jorge Ao Vivo Gal Costa for Hoje Jane Duboc for Uma Voz... Uma Paixão Simone for Simone — Ao Vivo
2005	Ivan Lins for Cantando Histórias	Gilberto Gil for Eletracústico João Gilberto for João Gilberto in Tokyo Toninho Horta for Com o Pé No Forró Joyce for Banda Maluca
2004	Maria Rita for Maria Rita	Maria Bethânia for Brasileirinho Gal Costa for Todas As Coisas e Eu Guinga for Noturno Copacabana Cesar Camargo Mariano and Pedro Mariano for Piano y Voz
2003	Caetano Veloso and Jorge Mautner for Eu não peço desculpa	Maria Bethânia for Maricotinha Ao Vivo João Bosco for Malabaristas Do Sinal Vermelho Dori Caymmi for Contemporâneos Gal Costa for Gal Bossa Tropical Elza Soares for Do Cóccix Até O Pescoço
2002	Chico Buarque and Edu Lobo for Cambaio	Dori Caymmi for Influencias Celso Fonseca and Ronaldo Bastos —for Juventude/Slow Motion Bossa Nova Guinga for Cine Baronesa Ed Motta for Dwitza
2001	Caetano Veloso for Noites Do Norte	Bebel Gilberto for Tanto Tempo Guinga for Suíte Leopoldina Ney Matogrosso for Batuque Emílio Santiago for Bossa Nova
2000	Caetano Veloso for Livro	Maria Bethânia for A força que nunca seca Gilberto Gil for O sol de Oslo Joyce for Astronauta - Cancões de Elis Lenine for Na Pressão

Latin Grammy Awards

Categories Records Locations

Special awards	Lifetime Achievement Award Trustees Award Hall of Fame Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year

Ceremony year	2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Latin Grammy Award Record of the Year Song of the Year Album of the Year Best New Artist Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences Latin music portal

Latin Grammy Awards categories

General	Record of the Year Album of the Year Song of the Year Best New Artist

Pop	Best Contemporary Pop Vocal Album Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

Urban	Best Urban Fusion/Performance Best Urban Music Album Best Urban Song

Rock	Best Rock Album Best Pop/Rock Album Best Rock Song

Alternative	Best Alternative Music Album Best Alternative Song

Tropical	Best Tropical Fusion Album Best Salsa Album Best Cumbia/Vallenato Album Best Contemporary Tropical Album Best Traditional Tropical Album Best Tropical Song

Singer-songwriter	Best Singer-Songwriter Album

Regional Mexican	Best Ranchero/Mariachi Album Best Banda Album Best Tejano Album Best Norteño Album Best Regional Song

Instrumental	Best Instrumental Album

Traditional	Best Folk Album Best Tango Album Best Flamenco Album

Jazz	Best Latin Jazz Album

Christian	Best Christian Album (Spanish Language) Best Christian Album (Portuguese Language)

Portuguese language	Best Portuguese Language Contemporary Pop Album Best Portuguese Language Rock Album Best Samba/Pagode Album Best MPB Album Best Sertaneja Music Album Best Brazilian Roots Album Best Portuguese Language Song

Children's	Best Latin Children’s Album

Classical	Best Classical Album Best Classical Contemporary Composition

Recording package	Best Recording Package

Production	Best Engineered Album Producer of the Year

Music video	Best Short Form Music Video Best Long Form Music Video

Special awards	Lifetime Achievement Award Trustees Award Latin Grammy Hall of Fame Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year

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