Rio de Maio is a Brazilian jazz tune written by Celso Viafora and Ivan Lins - it was first released by Ivan Lins in 2001 - the song is in Portuguese and blends blues and jazz in its mood - the lyrics paint a morning in Rio de Janeiro with Copacabana, autumn melancholy, and a sense of longing - it has multiple versions and was recorded as a duet by Jane Monheit and Ivan Lins on the album Surrender - genre: Jazz; language: Portuguese.