MPB

English

Noun

MPB (uncountable)

1. Initialism of muscle protein breakdown.

   Coordinate term: MPS

2. (dermatology) Initialism of male pattern baldness.

Proper noun

MPB (uncountable)

1. (India) Initialism of Madhav Prasad Birla Group.

Portuguese

Etymology

Initialism of Música Popular Brasileira (“Brazilian popular music”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌemi.peˈbe/

Noun

MPB f (uncountable)

1. (Brazil) a musical movement in Brazil
   • 1998, Carlos Eduardo Brandão Calvani, Teologia e MPB, Edicoes Loyola, →ISBN, page 109:

     A MPB é atualmente uma das grandes fontes para a compreensão da cultura brasileira explorada pelos "brasilianistas", dentre os quais destacamos Charles Perrone.

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Further reading

• Música popular brasileira on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• MPB on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^pt