Latin Grammy Award for Best Brazilian Roots Album

Latin Grammy Award for Best Brazilian Roots Album
Awarded for	Vocal or instrumental Brazilian Roots 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	Falamansa — Amigo Velho
Official website	latingrammy.com

The Latin Grammy Award for Best Brazilian Roots/Regional Album is given every year since the 1st Latin Grammy Awards ceremony which took place at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. In 2009 the category was divided in Best Native Brazilian Roots Album and Best Tropical Brazilian Roots Album. In 2010 the categorie was renamed to Best Native Brazilian Roots Album. As of 2012 the award has been renamed Best Brazilian Roots Album. ^[1]

According to the category description guide for the 13th Latin Grammy Awards, the award is for vocal or instrumental Brazilian Roots albums containing at least 51% playing time of newly recorded material. For Solo artists, duos or groups.

In 2001, As Canções de Eu Tu Eles by Gilberto Gil became the first album to win this award and to be nominated for Album of the Year.

2010s

Best Brazilian Roots Album

Year	Winner	Nominees
2014	Falamansa — Amigo Velho*	Cajú & Castanha — Meu Deus Que País É Esse! Festa Na Roça — Toninho Ferragutti e Neymar Dias Minhas Canções Inacabadas — Tavinho Moura Quinteto Violado — Quinteto Canta Gonzagão Alceu Valença — Amigo Da Arte
2013	Various Artists — Salve Gonzagão 100 Anos	César Oliveira & Rogério Melo — Era Assim Naquele Tempo...! Os Serranos — Os Serranos Interpretam Sucessos Gaúchos Vol. 3 Elba Ramalho — Vambora Lá Dançar Various Artists — Sob O Olhar Januarense / O Velho Chico - Volume 1
2012	Dominguinhos — Iluminado	Gaby Amarantos — Treme Oswaldinho Do Acordeon — Forró Chorado Jammil — Jammil Na Real Daniela Mercury — Canibália - Ritmos do Brasil (Ao Vivo)

Best Native Brazilian Roots Album

Year	Winner	Nominees
2011	Naná Vasconcelos — Sinfonia & Batuques	Geraldo Azevedo — Salve São Fransisco Gilberto Gil — Fé Na Festa Ao Vivo Paulo César Pinheiro — Capoeira de Besouro Elba Ramalho — Marco Zero Ao Vivo
2010	Gilberto Gil for Fé na Festa	Frank Aguiar for Danquele Jeito Banda Calypso for 10 Anos CD 2 Gaúcho da Fronteira for Gaúcho Doble Chapa Eva for Lugar da Alegria

2000s

Best Native Brazilian Roots Album

Year	Winner	Nominees
2009	Elba Ramalho for Balaio De Amor	Banda Calypso for Amor Sem Fim Caju & Castanha for Sorria Você Está Sendo Filmado Netinho for Minha Praia Orquestra Contemporânea de Olinda for Orquestra Contemporânea De Olinda

Best Tropical Brazilian Roots Album

Year	Winner	Nominees
2009	Daniel for As Músicas do Filme O Menino da Porteira	Mazinho Quevedo for Alma Caipira Os Serranos for 40 Anos - Sempre Gaúchos! Tchê Guri for A Festa Tradição for Micareta 2 Sertaneja

Best Brazilian Roots/Regional Album

Year	Winner	Nominees
2008	Chitãozinho & Xororó for Grandes Clássicos Sertanejos Acústico I	Pedro Bento and Zé Da Estrada for 50 Anos de Mariachis & Grandes Sucessos Sertanejos Renato Borghetti for Fandango! Cezar & Paulinho for Companheiro é Companheiro Siba E A Fuloresta for Toda Vez Que Eu Dou Um Passo O Mundo Sai Dolugar
2007	Daniela Mercury for Balé Mulato - Ao Vivo	Dominguinhos for Conterrâneos Margareth Menezes for Brasileira - Ao Vivo Sérgio Reis for Tributo A Goiá Naná Vasconcelos for Trilhas
2006	Chitãozinho & Xororó for Vida Marvada	Frank Aguilar for Sou Brasileiro Banda Calypso for Volume 8 Caju & Castanha for Levante A Taça Sérgio Reis for Para Toda A Família
2005	Ivete Sangalo for MTV Ao Vivo	Renato Borghetti for Gaitapontocom Caju & Castanha for Recado a São Paulo Dominguinhos, Sivuca and Oswaldinho for Cada Um Belisca Um Pouco Forróçacana for Os Maiores Sucessos de São João Gil for O Canto Da Sereia Elba Ramalho and Dominguinhos for Baião De Dois
2004	Banda de Pífanos de Caruaru for No Século XXI, No Pátio Do Forró	Ara Ketu for Obrigado A Você Cascabulho for É Caco de Vidro Puro Maria Dapaz for Luiz Gonzaga Na Voz de Maria Dapaz-Vida de Viajante Liu & Léu for Jeitão de Caboclo Sérgio Reis and Filhos for Violas e Violeiros
2003	Dominguinhos for Chegando de mansinho	Fafá de Belém for O Canto Das águas Elomar, Pena Branca, Renato Teixeira, Teca Calazans and Xangai for Cantoria Brasileira Olodum for Pela Vida Pena Branca for Pena Branca Canta Xavantinho
2002	Gilberto Gil for São João Vivo	As Galvao for Nois E A Viola Caju & Castanha for Andando De Coletivo Heraldo do Monte for Viola Nordestina Dominguinhos for Lembrando Voce
2001	Gilberto Gil for As Canções de Eu Tu Eles	Dominguinhos for Ao Vivo Forróçacana for Vamo Que Vamo Zé Ramalho for Nação Nordestina Alceu Valença for Forró Lunar
2000	Paulo Moura & Os Batutas for Pixinguinha	Nilson Chaves for Tempo Destino: 25 anos ao vivo Dominguinhos for Voce vai ver o que é bom Toninho Ferragutti for Sanfonemas Carlos Malta and Pife Muderno for Carlos Malta e Pife Muderno

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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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