Reception
The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awards the album 4.5 stars and states "This beautiful — and now legendary — recording date between iconic Brazilian vocalist Elis Regina and composer, conductor, and arranger Tom Jobim is widely regarded as one of the greatest Brazilian pop recordings."
It was ranked 11th on Rolling Stone's Top 100 Brazilian albums of all time.
Read more about this topic: Elis & Tom
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