Good morning / evening everyone!

Need some advice regarding Bossanova styles. I have seen music sheets with tempo set at t=176 for Bossa (Girl From Ipanema for example). At that speed and with Bossanova rhythm switched on, it sounded like Tom and Jerry chasing each other!

So to get that bossa feel, I would normally set the tempo at half the speed indicated on the music sheet. That means, at t=176, I'll set it at t=88 on my keyboard. Then for every bar of Bossanova rhythm, I would play two bars of melody plus accomp in it. I felt there is more bossa feel this way.

Is this the way to play with Bossanova rhythm?