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10 Hottest Songs in Brazil! Posted by Adir on Oct 25, 2013
Olá! TGIF, right? Oh yeah! Check out the ten hottest songs in Brazil this week! You can always look up the words to the songs and sing along! Divirta-se! 1. Piradinha – Gabriel Valim 2. Te Esperando – Luan Santana 3. Show das Poderosas – Anitta 4. Um Ser Amor – Paula Fernandes 5. Se…
Adeus, Emilio Santiago… Posted by Adir on Mar 20, 2013
Brazilian singer Emilio Santiago, 66, died this morning in Rio de Janeiro. He had a stroke on March 7 and had been struggling with it since. Emilio graduated in Law, but the passion for music and singers like Nelson Gonçalves, Anísio Silva and Cauby Peixoto led him to participate in music festivals in the seventies…
Brazilian singer: Gaby Amarantos Posted by Adir on Jan 8, 2013
Olá! Tudo bem? Brazilian music has so much variety and today I am bringing you Pará’s singer Gaby Amaranto, who became a hit in Brazil in 2012. Now mind you, we’re not talking about traditional MPB singers, but regional music from the state of Pará. Here’s the Wikipedia article on her. Nascida no bairro de…
Song: “Eu Vou Estar”, by Capital Inicial Posted by Adir on Nov 20, 2012
Oi! Tudo bem com você? Brazilian band Capital Inicial has this very cool song, Eu Vou Estar (I’m going to be), which is very easy to understand so I decided to share it with you guys today. Eu Vou Estar also brings the verb ir (to go) used in several ways and it is a great…
Tim Maia: 70 Years Posted by Rachel on Oct 4, 2012
One of Brazil’s most beloved musicians, Tim Maia, would have turned 70 last Friday. Born Sebastião Rodrigues Maia in Rio de Janeiro in 1942, Tim Maia performed a wide variety of musical genres, from bossa nova and samba to American pop and MPB. He was the second youngest of 19 children and grew up in…
Quando A Chuva Passar Posted by Rachel on Sep 17, 2012
Happy Monday, gente! To start off the week, we’re going to a learn a song by Ivete Sangalo. Key Vocabulary/Terms tempestade – storm quando o tempo abrir – when the weather clears up imensidão – vastness fugir – escape ter certeza – to be sure Quando A Chuva Passar – Ivete Sangalo Pra que falar…
Gloria Estefan singing in Portuguese Posted by Adir on Aug 28, 2012
E aí, pessoal? Tudo beleza? I’m a fan of Latin music and Gloria Estefan ranks high on my list. I was checking out some of her old videos on Youtube and I came across this 1989 version of her song Don’t Wanna Lose You. Because she’s Cuban and also speaks Spanish her pronunciation in Portuguese…