The Huffington Post weighs in this week with its Top 10 Global Albums of 2009 – and Brazilian artists have placed two albums on the list.

The lists says Vanessa Da Mata’s Sim has:

“created the one of the finest Brazilian albums of the decade, supported by her super hit with Ben Harper. Da Mata joins fellow Brazilian singers Ceu and Cibelle evolving her national folk song into new and refreshing directions.”

Adding to the Brazilian quinella on this list is Bebel Gilberto’s All in One, which has received wide critical praise. The Post had this to say about the release:

“Bebel Gilberto came strong with a personal evolution in sound.

“I wouldn’t say that All In One, her Verve debut, points in a completely new direction. But it certainly surprises. Her music has always reached for the romantic in her listeners, a nuance continual in the global understanding of Brazilian sounds.”