Dear Readers,
I wanted to include a short post to explain why I haven’t been posting as much! I have started a PhD program that will eventually be focused on Brazilian music & history. With the reading and writing for school, I haven’t had the time I’d like to dedicate to this blog. I hope you will continue sending requests and I will do my best to answer them, and will be back to posting more songs and stories soon!
Thank you for reading,
Victoria
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My name is Victoria Broadus and I'm currently living in Washington, D.C., pursuing a PhD in History at Georgetown University. I learned Portuguese while working toward a Master's degree at Georgetown back in 2008/09, which is also when I began traveling to Brazil. I started this site in late 2011 when I was living in New York City, missing Brazil but fortunate to be surrounded by lots of great opportunities to hear Brazilian music. I wanted to share that music with friends and family and any other readers out there who wonder what the songs they're listening to are saying, and why. From 2012-2017 I lived in Brazil -- first São Paulo for a year, then Rio for nearly five -- before coming back to the United States for my PhD program. Because of the demands of the PhD program, I haven't been able to post as frequently as I'd like, but am still writing whenever I can and when inspiration strikes!
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Thanks! and good luck with your studies! >
Thanks for the update, Victoria, and good luck with your PhD program. From a linguist (I work on Brazilian Sign Language, among others), musician, and lover of Brazilian music.
Good luck!
I just discovered your site today. I have an eclectic morning radio show in Boston and often dip into Brazilian music (my opening theme, in fact, is by Eumir Deodato). We have a thriving Brazilian community in Boston, and I’ve been lucky to be exposed to so much incredible music through it. I’ve just found your rich and thoughtful site trying to learn the stories behind it and bookmarked it immediately. Glad to have found it. –Pete
Thanks so much, Pete. Let me know if you have any requests! What’s the radio show?
Thanks for the update, Victoria! I’m just now seeing your post from January, after devoting a good portion of today to reading and cleaning out old e-mails. I love your site, and hope that, at the right time, you will once again be able to share your considerable insights into and knowledge of Brazilian music with us, further informed by your current studies. Boa sorte com tudo!
Thanks, Mary! I’ll definitely be posting more again soon 🙂