Brasil (song)
"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).
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.
Lyrics
| Original Lyric in portuguese |
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| Não me convidaram |
They didn't invited me |
| Pra esta festa pobre |
To this poor party |
| Que os homens armaram |
Wich men armed |
| Pra me convencer |
To convince me c |
| A pagar sem ver |
To pay without seeing |
| Toda essa droga |
All this shit |
| Que já vem malhada |
That already comes spot |
| Antes de eu nascer... |
Before I was born... |
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| Não me ofereceram |
They didn't even offered me |
| Nem um cigarro |
Even a cigarret |
| Fiquei na porta |
I stayed in the door |
| Estacionando os carros |
Parking the cars |
| Não me elegeram |
They didn't elected me |
| Chefe de nada |
Boss of nothing |
| O meu cartão de crédito |
My credit card |
| É uma navalha... |
Is a razor... |
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| Brasil! |
Brazil! |
| Mostra tua cara |
Show your face |
| Quero ver quem paga |
I wanna see who is denied |
| Pra gente ficar assim |
To we stay like this |
| Brasil! |
Brazil! |
| Qual é o teu negócio? |
What's your business? |
| O nome do teu sócio? |
Your boss' name? |
| Confia em mim... |
Trust me... |
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| Não me sortearam |
They didn't raffled me |
| A garota do Fantástico |
Fantástico's girl |
| Não me subornaram |
They dind't bribed me |
| Será que é o meu fim? |
Is this my end? |
| Ver TV a cores |
To watch TV in colors |
| Na taba de um índio |
On an indian's table |
| Programada |
Programed |
| Prá só dizer "sim, sim" |
To just say `yes, yes´ |
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| Grande pátria |
Great motherland |
| Desimportante |
Unimportant |
| Em nenhum instante |
At no time |
| Eu vou te trair |
I'll double-cross you |
| Não, não vou te trair... |
No, I won't double-cross you... |
Versions
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.
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