Renato Borghetti´s music has been described as being firmly centered in the folkloric elements of his native Rio Grande do Sul, in the southernmost region of Brazil, which shares a border with Argentina. Music from this area has often been associated with both the accordion and the traditional people of Rio Grande do Sul, the "gauchos". The folk driven music of Rio Grande do Sul, possesses great power and intensity. With this kind of music Renato Borghetti has enjoyed much success while remaining faithful to his folk roots. Borghetti has revised, adapted, and modernized many of the native tunes of Rio Grande do Sul however reviewers have acknowledged that he does not shy away from more typical forms from the wide spectrum of Brazilian and global pop – samba, jazz, tango, and beyond. Each of those forms he adapts to his unique style.

The accordion´s journey thorough Brazilian music dramatizes the many elements and influences of Brazilian music – and society – itself. Brazilian music has been described as containing so many conflicting and harmonizing influences profiling its long and varied history including influences of the syncopated rhythms of the African slaves who became an important part of the country's population durin ght ePortuguese colonization. In regards to the accordion itself, it is thought that the Portuguese colonists first brought the accordion to Brazil, but more recently Italian immigrants have added their own influences to Brazilian playing.

Borghetti recorded his first album in 1984, and it was instantly successful. Later albums were even more popular; his second release, for example, was the first gold record in Brazil ever feature exclusively instrumental music. Renato Borghetti has also reached out from the older forms to samba and tango, among other styles. His playing is uncompromising in its loyalty to a folkloric past, adventurous in its openness to new ideas.
 

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