[[Image:Sergioreis.jpg|thumb|180px|[[Sérgio Reis]], satu dari musisi sertanejo tersukses di [[Brasil]]]]
[[File:Ch&xr.jpg||thumb|180px|[[Chitãozinho & Xororó]] are an example of romantic sertanejo duos made of siblings.]]
"Sertanejo" mengacu kepada [[sertão]], lokasi terpencil yang jauh dari perkotaan, althoughmeskipun thisini islebih moreterkait related to thedengan [[BrazilianBrasil NortheastTimur Laut]]. ItItu differsberbeda fromdari thebudaya [[caipira]] culture, specifically originating in the area that comprises the [[States of Brazil|states]] of [[São Paulo]], [[Minas Gerais]], [[Goias]], [[Mato Grosso]], [[Mato Grosso do Sul]] and [[Paraná (state)|Paraná]]. "Música caipira" or "música sertaneja" refers to the music that is composed and performed in rural areas, like the old '[[moda de viola]]'. The instruments used by solo musicians or duos are typical of colonial [[Brazil]], such as the [[viola caipira]] (guitar) .
