Astrud Gilberto, the Brazilian singer, songwriter and entertainer whose off-hand, English-language cameo on The Girl From Ipanema made her a worldwide voice of bossa nova, has died at age 83.

And, amazing as it sounds, a girl from Ipanema really did inspire Brazilian ... and it became a hit in 1964 when it was recorded by Astrud Gilberto and Stan Getz. That girl, who is now a 71 ...

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Astrud Gilberto, the singer known for popularizing Brazilian Bossa Nova music for international audiences with her 1964 rendition of The Girl from Ipanema, died Monday at the age of 83.