- Faroeste Caboclo
"Faroeste Caboclo" (English: "
Caboclo western") is a song composed byRenato Russo and recorded byBrazilian rock bandLegião Urbana . Written in1979 , the song was released in1987 in the album "Que País É Este 1978/1987 "cite news| last =Ney| first =Thiago| coauthors =| title =Renato Russo inspira filme com ares de tragédia greco-brasileira
work =|pages =| language =Portuguese| publisher =Folha Online| date =2007-02-15
url =http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/folha/ilustrada/ult90u68510.shtml| accessdate =2007-05-05] ."Faroeste Caboclo" tells the story of João de Santo Cristo, a poor man from the Brazilian Northeast who moves to
Brasília in search of a better life, gets involved in drug trafficking, briefly abandons the life of crime for the love of a woman and is finally murdered by a rival.In spite of its unusual characteristics for a pop song - 159 different lines, no chorus and 9 minutes of playing time - "Faroeste Caboclo" was a smash hit [cite web| last =| first =| authorlink =
coauthors =|title =Hot100Brasil 1987| work =| publisher =Hot100Brasil| date =| url =http://www.hot100brasil.com/timemachine1987.html| format =| doi =| accessdate =] [cite book | last = Dapieve | first = Arthur | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = BRock - o rock brasileiro dos anos 80 | publisher = DBA | year = 2000 | location = São Paulo | pages = | url = | doi = | id = ISBN 85-7234-253-2 ] [cite paper
author =Júlio Naves Ribeiro
title =De Lugar Nenhum a Bora Bora - Identidades e froteiras simbólicas nas narrativas do "rock brasileiro" dos anos 80
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year =2005
url =http://www.ifcs.ufrj.br/~ppgsa/mestrado/Texto_completo_232.prn.pdf
format =pdf
accessdate =2007-05-05 ] .A movie based on the story of João de Santo Cristo is being produced with screenplay by "City of God" writer
Paulo Lins .References
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