Archive for 'Music'
Brazilian Bar Song Posted by Rachel on Mar 21, 2012
Beer drinking is big in Brazil, as is bar culture in big cities. In Rio de Janeiro, for example, botecos are a fun place to have a chopp (beer on tap) and some delicious aperitivos (bar food, or appetizers) with friends. Here’s a fun song, in the forró style, about going drinking with friends in…
Ai Se Eu Te Pego Posted by Rachel on Mar 8, 2012
Adir shared this song on our Facebook page awhile back, but when I realized we’d never written about it, I thought it was about time. Michel Teló, a Brazilian sertanejo and pop singer, came out with a song recently that is so unbearably catchy that it began an instant hit in Brazil. When soccer players…
Cearensês – Speaking Like Ceará Natives Posted by polyana on Mar 5, 2012
This past week, my mother and I travelled to Jericoacoara, a small beach town, about 400 km west of Fortaleza, in the northeastern state of Ceará. While there, I realized I hadn’t written a post on “Cearensês,” as I have done with many Brazilian accents and sayings from different states, in the past, on this…
Rio Carnival Documentaries Posted by Rachel on Feb 24, 2012
Rio de Janeiro’s famous Carnival parade took place on Sunday and Monday, and the champion’s parade will take place this weekend. So let’s learn about the history of samba and Carnival in Rio! I found a bunch of short documentaries that are really interesting and include both history and great music! Matrizes do Samba do…
Song: Ainda Bem, by Marisa Monte Posted by Adir on Jan 17, 2012
Marisa Montes is such a great singer. Her debut album, MM, was released in 1989 but she reached the Brazilian music highlight in 1994 with the album Verde, Anil, Amarelo, Cor-de-Rosa e Carvão. Marisa has a very sweet voice and her songs are very good for listening practice and why not, sing along!? Check out…
Manguebeat – Music from Pernambuco Posted by polyana on Jan 6, 2012
A while back, I wrote about how to speak “Pernambuquês,” slang and the accent from Pernambuco state, in the northeast of Brazil. One other important aspect of the state, is its music. Probably one of the most musically diverse and innovative music in Brazil comes from this tiny northeastern state. Just recently, I watched a…
Quem Te Viu, Quem Te Vê Posted by Rachel on Dec 5, 2011
Today we’re going to learn a useful expression and see how it’s used in a song, too. Quem te viu, que te vê literally translates as he who saw you, sees you. It means that a person has changed a great deal and is no longer how he or she used to be. It could…