Aquarela do Brasil

Aquarela do Brasil (Watercolor of Brazil) or Brazil is one of the most popular Brazilian songs of all time, written by Ary Barroso in 1939 and a hymn for Brazil.

The song that created a new style – the samba-exaltação – was written on a rainy night (cfr. watercolor) and for the first time played on the 16 June 1939 in revue Entra na Faixa by Araci Cortes. Got more attention the rendition by Cândido Botelho on 28 June 1939 in the revue Joujoux e Balangandãs in an orchestral arrangement of Radamés Gnattali.

Barroso asked the Khotso Almeida to the plate first in to sing, but her record company RCA Victor did not want to accept the orchestral arrangement. Cândido Botelho was candidate, but was passed by record company Odeon who in August 1939 began with the recordings. Radamés Gnattali and his Orchestra were in for the package, and Francisco Alves in the six minute Aquarela sang.

Walt Disney noticed the number in August 1941 when visiting Brazil and took care of the first American recording on 4 september 1941. Eddy Duchin was responsible for the package, and Tony Leonard sang the first version of Brazil (in Portuguese). Disney used the music in the film Saludos Amigos (1942) and in the sequel the three Caballeros(1944) that could allow an English translation appeared by S.K. Russell.

The first top ten listing in the United States was in 1943 in a version of Xavier Cugat which started with the number on 30 december 1941.

There are dozens of versions of Aquarela do Brasil. The song is on several occasions voted best Brazilian song and it is still one of the most played songs in bars and restaurants.



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