On March 30, 2021, Anitta began teasing the release of the song on her
Instagram by posting
black and white photos of the city of
Rio de Janeiro in the
1960s and 1970s, as well as trivial contents regarding recordings of the song "
The Girl from Ipanema", a
bossa nova classic composed by
Vinícius de Moraes and
Tom Jobim in the voices of
Astrud Gilberto,
Frank Sinatra,
Amy Winehouse, and
Ella Fitzgerald, and photos of anonymous
Carioca women and famous figures, such as actresses
Taís Araújo,
Carolina Dieckmann and
Fernanda Montenegro; by singer
Fernanda Abreu; models
Roberta Close and
Helô Pinheiro (who inspired the music of Moraes and Jobim); of the twin athletes
Bia and Branca Feres; and the late political and activist
Marielle Franco. "Girl from Rio" is the second single from Anitta's fifth album
Versions of Me, released via Warner Music on April 12, 2022. The song interpolates Vinicius de Moraes and Tom Jobim's bossa nova classic "The Girl from Ipanema" (in original
Portuguese,
A Garota de Ipanema). According to Anitta, while working on an early draft of "Girl from Rio", producers
Stargate suggested using a sample of "The Girl from Ipanema" on the song. She immediately agreed to the idea, however, she said it was not easy to acquire the rights to use the sample, thus she had to intervene herself. A remix featuring American rapper
DaBaby was released on May 21, 2021. == Music video ==