Order of Cultural Merit (Brazil)
Jazz musicians who received the Order of Cultural Merit (Brazil): list of 18 recipients by year.
Recipients
| 2018 | Sérgio Mendes Brazilian musician (1941–2024) |
| 2018 | Wanda Sá Brazilian singer |
| 2013 | Ivan Lins Brazilian musician |
| 2013 | Naná Vasconcelos Brazilian percussionist (1944–2016) |
| 2011 | Jair Rodrigues Brazilian musician and singer (1939–2014) |
| 2010 | Vinícius de Moraes Brazilian composer, singer, writer (1913–1980) |
| 2010 | Hermeto Pascoal Brazilian composer, musician and record producer (1936–2025) |
| 2008 | Edu Lobo Brazilian singer |
| 2008 | Carlos Lyra Brazilian singer (1933–2023) |
| 2007 | Antônio Carlos Jobim Brazilian songwriter, composer, arranger, singer, and… |
| 2005 | João Gilberto Brazilian musician, pioneer of bossa nova (1931–2019) |
| 2005 | Henri Salvador French Caribbean recording artist; singer, songwriter (1917–2008) |
| 2005 | Egberto Gismonti Brazilian musician and composer |
| 2004 | Caetano Veloso Brazilian composer, singer, guitarist, writer, and political activist |
| 2004 | João Donato Brazilian musician (1934–2023) |
| 2003 | Chico Buarque Brazilian singer-songwriter |
| 2003 | Dorival Caymmi Brazilian singer, songwriter, actor, and painter (1914–2008) |
| 2000 | Gilberto Gil Brazilian recording artist, singer, guitarist, songwriter and… |