umbertino Posted February 17 Report Share Posted February 17 Brazilian classic composed ( and also sometimes performed ) by Jorge Ben.....Mendes then made it an Int'l hit in the mid-sixties Al Jarreau rec'd live an awesome rendition of this one https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zeBDoNBNMro The 2 female vocalists are/were US ladies singing in Portuguese I love Brazil despite all the huge problems ( latest one: a fascist, arrogant, ignorant by now former president mr. Bolsonaro )...On 2 October presidential elections got held...By the Brazil election rule they had to repeat vote on Oct 30 in order to see a clear win of either candidate...Lula got re-elected...Good Rio's nick-name is " cidade maravilhosa" (wonderful city)...And it truly is as for beauty ( visited in 1985)..... There are problems of course just like many other big cities around the world https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sérgio_Mendes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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