Latin Grammy Award for Best Portuguese Language Rock or Alternative Album
Latin Grammy Award category
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The Latin Grammy Award for Best Portuguese Language Rock or Alternative Album is an honor presented annually at the Latin Grammy Awards, a ceremony that recognizes excellence and creates a wider awareness of cultural diversity and contributions of Latin recording artists in the United States and internationally.
| Latin Grammy Award for Best Portuguese Language Rock or Alternative Album | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Portuguese language rock or alternative albums containing at least 51% playing time of newly recorded material. |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | The Latin Recording Academy |
| First award | 2000 |
| Currently held by | BaianaSystem for O Mundo Dá Voltas (2025) |
| Website | latingrammy.com |
According to the category description guide for the 13th Latin Grammy Awards, the award is for vocal or instrumental Portuguese Language Rock albums containing at least 51% playing time of newly recorded material. For Solo artists, duos or groups.
From 2000 to 2015, the award category was presented as Best Brazilian Rock Album and was changed to its current name in 2016.
Brazilian band Os Paralamas do Sucesso and singer Erasmo Carlos hold the record of most wins in the category with three each.
Recipients









Best Brazilian Rock Album
Best Portuguese Language Rock or Alternative Album
| Year | Performing artist(s) | Work | Nominees | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Ian Ramil | Derivacivilização |
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| Scalene | Éter | |||
| 2017 | Nando Reis | Jardim-Pomar | ||
| 2018 | Lenine | Lenine em Trânsito |
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[2] |
| 2019 | BaianaSystem | O Futuro Não Demora |
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[3] |
| 2020 | Emicida | AmarElo |
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[4] |
| 2021 | A Cor do Som | Álbum Rosa |
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[5] |
| 2022 | Erasmo Carlos | O Futuro Pertence à... Jovem Guarda |
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[6] |
| 2023 | Planet Hemp | Jardineiros |
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[7] |
| 2024 | Erasmo Carlos | Erasmo Esteves |
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[8] |
| 2025 | BaianaSystem | O Mundo Dá Voltas |
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[9] |