Dear readers: Since it has been a while since I've posted, I just wanted to send a little update to say that the blog is still live, just on maternity leave! I have a new baby, Stella, who has been listening to plenty of Paulinho da Viola, but who will probably not allow me to… Continue reading A little update on the site…
Author: lyricalbrazil
My name is Victoria Broadus and I'm currently living in Oberlin, Ohio, where I teach Latin American History at Oberlin College. 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 at Georgetown, which I completed in June 2023.
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Haiti
Lyrics from "Haiti" by Caetano Veloso and Gilberto Gil (1993) https://youtu.be/mPdXQv_rJkE --- Quando você for convidado // When you're invitedPra subir no adro da Fundação Casa de Jorge Amado // To go up to the gallery of the Jorge Amado House FoundationPra ver do alto a fila de soldados, quase todos pretos// To watch from… Continue reading Haiti
Cidade Lagoa
Lyrics from "Cidade Lagoa" by Cícero Nunes and Sebastião Fonseca; recorded by Moreira da Silva (1959) https://youtu.be/nwnTaTjfF_g --- Esta cidade, que ainda é maravilhosa // This city, which is still marvelousTão cantada em verso e prosa // So often sung in prose and verseDesde os tempo da vovó // Since grandma's day Tem um problema,… Continue reading Cidade Lagoa