Brasil (song)
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| “Brasil” | |||||
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| Single by Cazuza from the album Ideologia |
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| Released | 1988 | ||||
| Format | Radio airplay | ||||
| Genre | Pop-rock | ||||
| Length | 03:12 | ||||
| Label | Universal Music | ||||
| Writer(s) | Cazuza, Nilo Romero and George Israel | ||||
| Producer | Cazuza, Nilo Romero and Ezequiel Neves | ||||
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| “Brasil” | ||
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| Single by Gal Costa from the album Vale Tudo (OST) |
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| Released | 1988 | |
| Format | Radio airplay | |
| Genre | Samba | |
| Length | 02:42 | |
| Label | Som Livre | |
| Writer(s) | Cazuza, Nilo Romero and George Israel | |
"Brasil" is a pop-rock song written and performed by Cazuza, recorded as the sixth track in his third solo album Ideologia (1988). The most well-known version of this song was recorded as a samba by Gal Costa on the soundtrack album of the telenovela Vale Tudo (1988).
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[edit] Song information
The lyrics of "Brasil" were composed by Cazuza and Nilo Romero, and the music by George Israel (saxophone player of Kid Abelha). The song expresses an anti-nationalist feeling and a pessimist view on the Brazilian lifestyle and "way to handle things" (the famous "jeitinho brasileiro"). Although the song was featured on the soundtrack of Vale Tudo, a Rede Globo telenovela, it criticized the popular fascination with the network's newsmagazine program Fantástico.
[edit] Versions
- Cazuza in Ideologia (1988)
- Gal Costa in Vale Tudo soundtrack (1988)
- Kid Abelha in MTV Unplugged (2002)
[edit] Awards
"Brasil" received two Sharp Awards in 1988. Gal Costa won a special award for Best Song of the Year, while Cazuza won in the category for Best Pop/Rock Song of the Year.
[edit] See also
- "Aquarela do Brasil", an ultra-patriotic song written in 1939 by Ary Barroso.
[edit] External links
- "Brasil" lyrics at Terra.
