Anitta, a Brazilian pop star, has released a new single, “Girl From Rio,” along with a music video.
Anitta sings over the song’s famous acoustic guitar line before the track opens with booming percussion, putting her own twist on the Brazilian bossa nova classic “The Girl From Ipanema.”
Meanwhile, the video for the song alternates between sequences that pay homage to mid-century musicals and films, as well as more recent scenes of sun-soaked revelry on Rio de Janeiro beaches.
On May 3rd, Anitta will perform “Girl From Rio” on the Today Show, followed by a performance on Jimmy Kimmel Live on May 4th. Anitta’s second solo single of the year, “Girl From Rio,” follows “Loco.” According to a press release, the singer is finishing up her next album, which will be her first for Warner Records and follow up on her 2019 release, Kisses.
