- Brazilian Football Songs
Many songs are used to express and love of
Brazilians forFootball (soccer) and commemorate the country victories into theFIFA World Cup . Though foreign fans and broadcasters usually play "Aquarela do Brasil " in Brazilian matches, these are rarely associated to the game in Brazil.Canal 100 Tune
Perhaps the most popular melody associated to football in Brazil is "Na Cadência do Samba", widely known as "Que bonito é" ("How beautiful it is"), which served as the theme tune for "Canal 100", a
newsreel ("cinejornal") running in local theaters from 1962 up to early 1980s. It is a softsamba composed and written byLuis Bandeira , famous for hisfrevo compositions for Carnival inPernambuco . Although it had lyrics, the song was used by the newsreel producerCarlos Niemeyer in a purely instrumental version, orchestrated withtrumpet s andpiano . More can be seen (and heard) at the [http://www.canal100.com.br newsreel website] .A Taça do Mundo é Nossa
"A Taça do Mundo é Nossa" ("The World Cup is Ours") was introduced in 1958 after Brazil won its first World Cup title. It was composed by Maugeri, Müller, Sobrinho e Dagô.
Lyrics
:(*) The song was updated in 1998 for the fifith title campaign. "Taça na raça Brasil" was changed to "Tenta que é penta Brazil". It was used again in 2002, but slightly modified due to the loss in 1998. In 2006,
Globo TV did not use the lyrics anymore but still used the song melody.(*) "Papa Essa Brasil" (Got it Brazil) was the
Globo TV World Cup 1990 song, but later it was abandoned.Eu Sou Brasileiro
"I am Brazilian", introduced in a
Ambev [http://www.skol.com.br SKOL]beer TV commercial in late 1990s and used mainly inWorld Cup 2002 .Lyrics
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The song can be sung in regular matches of the Campeonato Brasileiro and in games of other popular sports of
Brazil such asVolleyball andBasketball . It became popular around the 1998 World Cup.Trivia
Something that would be worthy of note, was that this song was first sung after Brazil's defeat to France in the 1998 World Cup.
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