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Lyrics Practice: Olodum Posted by Rachel on Jan 25, 2010
Olodum is an internationally renowned band from Salvador with amazing percussion. Today, we’re going to do some listening practice with their song Requebra. This is another Carnival song as we quickly approach February! Lyrics Requebra, requebra, requebra assim pode falar, pode rir de mim Requebra! Deusa de marron Jeito sensual Quando ela passa agita a…
Lyrics Practice: Carlinhos Brown Posted by Rachel on Jan 18, 2010
With a song that is sure to brighten your Monday, to practice for Carnival which is rapidly approaching, and in honor of one of our Transparent colleagues currently in Bahia, here is Carlinhos Brown’s song “Maria Caipirinha.” Follow along with the lyrics, which are fairly straightforward. Lyrics Tê tê tê Tetetê tetê Tê tê tê…
Lyrics Practice: Mangueira Posted by Rachel on Jan 11, 2010
O Carnaval está chegando, so today we’re going to do a lyrics practice with samba school Mangueira‘s song for Rio’s 2010 Carnival. This song is called their samba-enredo. Listen and follow along with the words! Lyrics Vai passar Nessa avenida mais um samba popular Mangueira até parece um céu no chão É música vestida de…
Lyrics Practice: Maria Bethânia Posted by Rachel on Dec 28, 2009
As the holidays come to a close, let’s take an opportunity to listen to a holiday song in Portuguese and follow along with the music. This song is called “Boas Festas,” which as you remember from Friday, means Happy Holidays. Listen to the song and follow along with the words, and then see if you…
Lyrics Practice: Marisa Monte Posted by Rachel on Dec 14, 2009
Along with having a catchy melody, Marisa Monte’s Não é proibido is a great song to learn food vocabulary. Incidentally, this video montage matches the lyrics to exact photos of the object or idea, so you will have an easier time learning new words! Bonus points: Did you learn a new food vocabulary word? If…
Lyrics Practice: Maria Rita Posted by Rachel on Nov 24, 2009
Today, we’re going to do a listening practice with Maria Rita‘s song “Estrela, estrela.” This particular video has (imperfect) subtitles in English, but I’m going to include the original Portuguese lyrics so you can practice twice: one, matching the English translations to the song, and the second, following along with the Portuguese words. Though the…
Lyrics Practice: Ana Carolina Posted by Rachel on Nov 16, 2009
Ana Carolina is a wonderful singer and composer, so today we’re going to look at her Portuguese adaptation of the song “The Blower’s Daughter.” Skip to the 2:00 mark for her to start singing. The lyrics are from the recorded version, so the live version is just slightly different, so keep a close eye on…