| "Faroeste Caboclo" | ||||
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| Single by Legião Urbana | ||||
| from the album Que País é Este 1978/1987 | ||||
| Released | 1987 | |||
| Format | 12" | |||
| Genre | Folk rock, alternative rock | |||
| Length | 9:03 | |||
| Label | EMI-Odeon | |||
| Writer(s) | Renato Russo | |||
| Producer | Mayrton Bahia | |||
| Legião Urbana singles chronology | ||||
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"Faroeste Caboclo" (English: Caboclo western) is a song composed by Renato Russo and recorded by Brazilian rock band Legião Urbana. Written in 1979, the song was released in 1987 in the album Que País é Este 1978/1987.[1]
"Faroeste Caboclo" tells the story of João de Santo Cristo, a poor man from the Brazilian Northeast who moves to Brasília in search of a better life, gets involved in drug trafficking, briefly abandons the life of crime for the love of a woman and is finally murdered by a rival.[1]
Despite its unusual characteristics for a folk song - 168 different lines, no chorus and 9 minutes of playing time - "Faroeste Caboclo" was a smash hit.[2][3]
A movie based on the story of João de Santo Cristo is being produced with screenplay by Marcos Bernstein, Victor Atherino and Paulo Lins.[1] The films stars Fabrício Boliveira as João de Santo Cristo and Ísis Valverde as Maria Lúcia. Antônio Calloni, Marcos Paulo, Rodrigo Pandolfo and Felipe Abib also co-star in the film. [4]
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