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This song, because of its exaltation of Brazil's great qualities, marked the creation of a new genre within samba, known as samba-exaltação (exaltation samba). This musical movement, with its extremely patriotic nature, was seen by many as being favorable to the dictatorship of Getúlio Vargas, generating criticism towards Barroso and his work, which was perceived as Barroso's prostration to ...
BBC News called the song an extraordinarily mature song for a 16-year-old songwriter. [5] Matt Wilkinson at NME called it "one of the best songs" of 2015, he said, "This bright’n’breezy Hertfordshire teen's first track 'Brazil' was one of the best songs of last year, recalling Jamie T right at the start of his career and being easily the finest song to ever be written about corruption in ...
"Lambada", also known as "Chorando Se Foi (Lambada)", or "Llorando Se Fue (Lambada)" (both meaning "crying, he/she went away" in Portuguese and Spanish, respectively), is a song by French-Brazilian pop group Kaoma. It features guest vocals by Brazilian vocalist Loalwa Braz and was released as the first single from Kaoma's 1989 debut album ...
As is common with Portuguese words ending in the letter "m", the plural form of the word "quindim" is spelt with an "n", as it is in this song. [3] Yayá is a term of endearment that was originally used amongst Brazil's black slaves. [4] Yayá is an old fashioned spelling of the word and some versions of the song have spelt it as Iaiá instead. [2]
"Mas que nada" (Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: [ma(j)s ki ˈnadɐ]) is a song written and originally recorded in 1963 by Jorge Ben (currently known as Jorge Ben Jor) on his debut album Samba esquema novo. The song was covered in 1966 by Sérgio Mendes, becoming one of the latter's signature works.
Pra Frente Brasil is a song composed by Miguel Gustavo to inspire the Brazilian team in the 1970 FIFA World Cup. It was sung by the country and became the anthem of this edition, for Brazilians. [1] [2] Its was created for a contest organized by the sponsors of the transmissions of the World Cup matches.
"Vermelho" (Portuguese: [veʁˈmeʎu], transl. "Red") is a song by Brazilian singer and drag queen Gloria Groove, recorded for her second studio album Lady Leste. The song was released for digital download and streaming through SB Music, as the fourth single from Lady Leste on February 10, 2022, the same release date as Groove's album. [1]
Na Baixa do Sapateiro" (English: In the Shoemaker's Hollow) is a famous Brazilian song, written by Ary Barroso. Its title comes from a street in Salvador, Bahia, where many cobblers once worked. [1] It was originally released in 1938 as the B side to Salada Mista, which did not achieve the same level of success. [2]