Cidade Maravilhosa

This article is about the song. For the city nicknamed "Marvelous City", see Rio de Janeiro.

Cidade maravilhosa (Portuguese pronunciation: [siˈdadʒi maɾaviˈʎɔzɐ], Marvelous City) is a march that was written and composed by André Filho and arranged by Silva Sobreira for the Rio de Janeiro carnival in 1935.^[1] It has since become the anthem for the city of Rio de Janeiro. During the same year, Aurora Miranda recorded a sung version of the song that became extremely popular.^[2][3] The use of Cidade Maravilhosa as a nickname for the city of Rio de Janeiro was named by the writer Maranhense Coelho Neto as a tribute to the city's natural beauty. The name of Rio, however, does not appear in the song.

Its title was inspired by a highly successful radio program of the time, presented by César Ladeira.^[4]

The anthem was popularized by Carmen Miranda and was declared the "official song of Brazil's new state of Guanabara" in 1960 after being converted into a samba.^[5]

References

1. ^ Corbett, Ian F. (2010). Proceedings of the Twenty Seventh General Assembly Rio de Janeiro 2009: Transactions of the International Astronomical Union XXVIIB. Cambridge University Press. p. 54. http://books.google.com/books?id=CAqFelkSlcMC&pg=PA54&dq=%22Cidade+Maravilhosa%22+anthem&hl=en&ei=HS_CTPKVM8OqlAfY7dzgAg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CDkQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=%22Cidade%20Maravilhosa%22%20anthem&f=false. Retrieved October 22, 2010. 
2. ^ Castro, Ruy (2004). Rio de Janeiro: carnival under fire. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. p. 91. http://books.google.com/books?id=iYDbMpRdYGIC&pg=PA91&dq=%22Cidade+Maravilhosa%22+anthem&hl=en&ei=HS_CTPKVM8OqlAfY7dzgAg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCkQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=%22Cidade%20Maravilhosa%22%20anthem&f=false. Retrieved October 22, 2010. 
3. ^ Dussek, Eduardo (2000). Carmen Miranda: melodias cifradas para guitarra, violão e teclados : 30 sucessos, biografia com photos e CD bônus. Irmãos Vitale. p. 60. http://books.google.com/books?id=towInTbvqnIC&pg=PA60&dq=%22Cidade+Maravilhosa%22+anthem&hl=en&ei=HS_CTPKVM8OqlAfY7dzgAg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=6&ved=0CEMQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=%22Cidade%20Maravilhosa%22%20anthem&f=false. Retrieved October 22, 2010. 
4. ^ Cabral, Sérgio. No tempo de Ari Barroso. Lumiar Editora. p. 137. http://books.google.com/books?id=X5JaAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Cidade+Maravilhosa%22+C%C3%A9sar+Ladeira&dq=%22Cidade+Maravilhosa%22+C%C3%A9sar+Ladeira&hl=en&ei=5zHCTP-1N4O0lQea6JUE&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CCkQ6AEwAQ. Retrieved October 22, 2010. 
5. ^ "Samba named Rio's anthem". The Miami News. April 23, 1960. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=L6IyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=rOoFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4632,3922465&dq=cidade-maravilhosa&hl=en. Retrieved October 22, 2010.