Travessia, known in English as Bridges, is a 1967 composition by Milton Nascimento and Fernando Brant. The song is the title track of Nascimento’s 1967 album Travessia, rooted in the Brazilian bossa nova and popular music tradition. English lyrics were added in 1969 by Gene Lees, creating the English version Bridges. The piece won second place at the Rio II Festival Internacional da Canção in October 1967, and quickly drew attention for rights and recordings in America. English-language recordings include Tony Bennett on his 1975 album Life Is Beautiful, where it appeared as the B-side of As Time Goes By, Sergio Mendes on Brasil '88 (1978), Susannah McCorkle on Sábia (1990), and Maki Nomiya on Dress Code (2004).
