"Estou encantado e sinto-me feliz de vir ao Rio." (I'm enchanted and feel happy about coming to Rio.) - Leopold Stokowski's only public statement, upon arrival in Rio de Janeiro in 1940. In the summer of 1940, as Hitler expanded his power over much of western Europe, the Roosevelt administration anxiously invested in the United States' "good neighbor policy"- first… Continue reading A story: Stokowski, Cartola, Herminio Bello de Carvalho & Carlos Drummond de Andrade
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Padeirinho da Mangeira: “Favela” – “Vida de Operário” – “Cavaco Emprestado” – “Modificado” – “Como será o ano 2000” – “O Grande Presidente”
“Favela” by Padeirinho & Jorginho Pessanha (1966) --- Numa vasta extensão // On a vast expanse Onde não há plantação // Where there’s nothing planted Nem ninguém morando lá // And no one living there Cada pobre que passa por ali // Every poor man who passes by Só pensa em construir seu lar //… Continue reading Padeirinho da Mangeira: “Favela” – “Vida de Operário” – “Cavaco Emprestado” – “Modificado” – “Como será o ano 2000” – “O Grande Presidente”
Luz Negra
Lyrics from "Luz Negra" (Black light) by Nelson Cavaquinho and Amâncio Cardoso Album: Soundtrack of film A Falecida (1964); LP Elizeth sobe o morro (1965, Elizeth Cardoso); Depoimento do Poeta (1970, Nelson Cavaquinho) --- Always alone I live looking for someone Who suffers like I suffer And I just can't find anyone Always alone And life goes on… Continue reading Luz Negra
Lyrical Brazil 