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Carimbó Posted by on Dec 14, 2010

One of the reasons I love learning about Brazil is that just when you think you know all about its culture, you’ll discover a new art or music or dance form that you never knew about. Today was one of those days, when I discovered carimbó. Carimbó is a type of Brazilian music and dance…

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A Viola Caipira Posted by on Nov 8, 2010

I grew up to my dad listening to Brazilian folk music, especially “old school” sertanejo & forró (my mom was more of an 80’s rock and Roberto Carlos girl).  One instrument that’s always stuck out to me in Brazilian folk music is the viola caipira.  Unlike the “viola” you’re thinking of, the viola (pronounced vee-aw-lah)…

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Que Beleza – Monobloco Posted by on Oct 26, 2010

While beleza can mean beauty in some contexts, it’s also a gíria that means “great” or “awesome.” In this fun song by the Carioca band Monobloco, you could roughly translate it as “ain’t it great?” or “isn’t it wonderful?”  The lyrics are very simple and straightforward, so have a listen and read along! Lyrics –…

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Teatro Mágico – Lyrics Practice Posted by on Oct 11, 2010

It’s a long weekend in Brazil, tomorrow is Children’s Day & Dia de Nossa Senhora Aparecida, our patron saint’s celebration day.  But all over the country, everyone’s talking about  “SWU – Starts With You,” a 3 day festival that’s taking place in Ítu, São Paulo, a couple hours outside the city, a sustainability awareness festival…

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New Music: Luisa Maita Posted by on Sep 20, 2010

Luisa Maita is one of Brazil’s up and coming singers who was recently featured on NPR, the Huffington Post, and Estadão, amongst others. Her song was also featured in the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympics promotional video created before Brazil won the games. Luisa’s father emigrated to Brazil from Syria, and fell in love with…

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Lyrics Practice – Tulipa Ruiz – The Newer Voices in MPB Posted by on Sep 13, 2010

Next month, a huge music festival is coming to São Paulo… on a gigantic farm in the small city of Itú.  It’s called the “Starts With You” festival and here in SP City, it’s all anyone has been talking about (and of course that means I have to go).  The festival is bringing in big…

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New Music: Garotas Suecas Posted by on Sep 2, 2010

While here at Portuguese Blog we like to share the best of classic Brazilian music with our readers, we also like to bring you fresh, new music from emerging artists. So today is one of those days! Meet Garotas Suecas (Swedish Girls), a Brazilian band that is actually mostly men. Formed in 2005, they won…

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