Incredible as it may seem, her rendition passed virtually unnoticed, which led the composer to overlook her when it came time to record what turned out to be his most famous song.Īry picked a namesake of the first singer Aracy de Almeida, who had recently recorded his ∼amisa Amarela to great acclaimto record ∺quarela do Brasil. An RCA Victor artist, Aracy went to Leslie Evansthe much-feared American artistic director of her label, known to all as Mister Evansand told him about the wonderful new samba she wanted to record. ∺quarela do Brasil was first performed in the theatrical revue Entra na Faixa on 16 June 1939 by the popular singer Araci Cortes. In November 1997 it was voted Best Brazilian Song of the Century by a jury of thirteen experts assembled by the Brazilian Academy of Letters.īetter known to the world as ∻razil, this samba has been recorded innumerable times by all manner of artists, from the sublime to the ridiculous.Ĭomposed in early 1939, the song heralded a new genre in Brazilian Popular Music: samba-exaltação, a samba exulting in the beauties of the land. ∺quarela do Brasil is, arguably, the greatest popular song of all times.
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Ary Barroso | ∺quarela do Brasil (∻razil)Ĭover of the 1942 musical score of ∻razil, with
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