Lyrics from "Mudando de conversa" by Mauricio Tapajós and Hermínio Bello de Carvalho (1968) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdEmoXy703I Mudando de conversa onde foi que ficou // Changing the subject, what ever happened Aquela velha amizade // To that old friendship Aquele papo furado todo fim de noite // Shooting the breeze at the end of each night Num bar do… Continue reading Mudando de conversa
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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2015 in review
2015 Review from WordPress -hoping for many more posts and visitors in 2016! Feliz ano novo! Here's an excerpt: The Louvre Museum has 8.5 million visitors per year. This blog was viewed about 73,000 times in 2015. If it were an exhibit at the Louvre Museum, it would take about 3 days for that many… Continue reading 2015 in review
Cartão de Natal
"Cartão de Natal" (Christmas Card, by Luiz Gonzaga & Zé Dantas, 1954) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLzlLRnRsus --- Ouvindo os sinos de Deus // Hearing God's bells Repicando na matriz // Chiming in the parish church Para você e os seus // For you and yours Peço um Natal bem feliz // I wish for a merry Christmas Blem, blem, blem… Continue reading Cartão de Natal