Maringá

Lyrics from "Maringá" by Joubert de Carvalho (1932), recorded by Gastão Formenti: --- It was in a caravan that the cabocla Maringá ended up being the migrant who caused the greatest stir And along with her came someone who begged that she never forget the caboclo who stayed behind In days of old, an unrivaled joy… Continue reading Maringá

Faroeste Caboclo

Lyrics from "Faroeste Caboclo" by Renato Russo Album: Que País é Este 1978/1987 --- "He wasn't afraid, that João de Santo Cristo" Was what everyone said when he disappeared. He left behind all the stagnation of the farm Just to feel in his blood the hatred that Jesus gave him. As a child, he just thought… Continue reading Faroeste Caboclo