There are many arrangements of Manha De Carnaval (Morning of the Carnival). It was written by Brazilian composers Luiz Bonfá and Antonio Maria, and it was made famous in the movie Orfeu Negro. This is one of the many songs considered an important starting point for the Bossa Nova gaining popular in the USA. Many of the greatest players of Jazz/Bossa Nova have performed this piece and making it one of the most recorded song.
Most of the arrangement of Manha De Carnaval is too jazzy sound, and it’s nothing wrong with that since its is based on Bossa Nova. However, I prefer more of a brazilian sound arrangement with a more freely open and easy-going. My favorite is Baden Powell arrangement, it has a brazilian favor to it. Of course lately anything playing by Baden Powell becomes my favorite and want to learn. Baden Powell’s version. Amazing that he was able to play while holding a lighted cigarette between his pinky and ring finger. Here is the worded version of Manha De Carnaval in Portuguese sang by Elizete Cardoso. This is another version with Luiz Bonfá playing guitar while Perry Como sang in English.