When Marisa Monte sings of love, her sweet, warm croon hangs over the beat—buoyant and calm to the point of melancholy. Her mellow, poetic delivery falls under the rubric of post-bossa nova (“Amor I Love You”) and avant-garde MPB (“Depois”), but there are plenty of surprises, including flirty medleys (“Beija Eu”) and sweeping pop confessions (“Quem Foi”).