Momentum slowed, but Mendes continued to explore modern and traditional styles in the ensuing decades, including with the Bahian-influenced 1992 album Brasileiro—winner of the 1993 Grammy Award for Best World Music Album—and the 2010 album of modernized Brazilian classics Bom Tempo. He co-produced the 1983 James Bond theme song “Never Say Never Again,” by Brasil ’66 vocalist Lani Hall, and collaborated with superstars including Stevie Wonder, Milton Nascimento, and Seu Jorge. He also worked with contemporary artists like John Legend, on the Oscar-nominated “Real in Rio,” and the Black Eyed Peas on  https://youtu.be/2GZwbKnjRyE?si=b5ZxuqDHtGEXqcqk" rel="nofollow - a “Mas Que Nada” remix . Will.i.am produced that unlikely collaboration’s parent album, Timeless, on which Mendes performed alongside Eyrkah Badu, Jill Scott, Justin Timberlake, and many more. He released his final album,  https://found.ee/SM_InTheKeyOfJoy/" rel="nofollow - , in 2019, in conjunction with a documentary on his life.