O grande amor is a bossa nova song with music by Antônio Carlos Jobim and Portuguese lyrics by Vinícius de Moraes. It is sung in Portuguese and is credited under the sheet title O Grande Amor.
The original recording was made by Stan Getz and João Gilberto, featuring Antônio Carlos Jobim, in March 1963. It was first released in 1964 on the album Getz/Gilberto, issued by Verve. Vocal recordings include versions by MPB4, Nara Leão, Maysa, Olívia Hime, Carminho and Karrin Allyson. Many instrumental recordings by jazz players followed, among them versions by Walter Wanderley, the Stan Getz Quartet, Fred Hersch and George Shearing.
