Minuano is a cold southwesterly wind that blows in the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul and in Uruguay.
[1] The opening track of the 1987 album Still Life (Talking) by American jazz band the Pat Metheny Group is named after the occurrence.
The track, written by Metheny and Lyle Mays, was established as the mantra for the album, which prominently features Brazilian jazz-inspired works.
"Minuano" was the codename of "Jetstream" Samuel Rodrigues, a character in the video game Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, who is also Brazilian.
Brazilian singer and composer Rosa Passos wrote a song entitled "Minuano" in her album "Pano Pra Manga".