Dja­van is a lead­ing con­tem­po­rary singer in Brazil, along with Gilberto Gil, Mil­ton Nasci­mento, Jorge ben Jor, Chico Buar­que de Hol­landa and Vini­cius de Moraes.

On Jan­u­ary 15^th Dja­van gave a fan­tas­tic live per­for­mance at the the Sugar Loaf, at the Noites Car­i­oca event. About 2,000 peo­ple gath­ered on the Morro da Urca, the first stop on the way to the Sugar Loaf, to watch Dja­van per­form his great­est hits. After­wards, the amphiteater turned into a night­club with  a DJ play­ing techno, house and remixed samba.

The night­time view of Rio was breath tak­ing. In par­tic­u­lar, the view of the Christ on Cor­co­v­ado as the moon set beside it was amaz­ing. Noites Car­i­oca runs on week­ends dur­ing the sum­mer months and is one of the best options for going out in Rio.

Update: Dja­van will hold a con­cert at Cite de la Musique in Paris on the 26^th of March … don’t miss it! Maria Rita, a great female MPB artist, will also sing at the Cite de la Musique on the 20^th of March.