Aquarela do Brasil

Aquarela do Brasil (Watercolor of Brazil) of Brazil is one of the most popular Brazilian songs ever written by Ary Barroso in 1939 and a hymn to Brazil.

The song created a new style - the samba exaltação - was written on a rainy night (cfr. watercolor ) and first performed on 16 June 1939 in the revue Entra after Faixa by Araci Cortes . More attention was given to the interpretation by Cândido Botelho on June 28 1939 in the revue Joujoux e Balangandãs in an orchestral arrangement of Radamés Gnattali .

Barroso first asked Aracy the Almeida to the plate to sing, but her record company RCA Victor did not agree with the orchestral arrangement. Cândido Botelho was a candidate, but was passed by Odeon record company that began in August 1939 with the recordings. Radamés Gnattali and his orchestra were responsible for the arrangement, and Francisco Alves sang the six-minute Aquarela in.

Walt Disney noticed the number in August 1941 during a visit to Brazil and created the first American record on September 4 1941 . Eddy Duchin was responsible for the arrangement, and Tony Leonard sang the first version of Brazil (in Portuguese ). Disney used the music in the film Saludos Amigos (1942) and the sequel The Three Caballeros (1944) whereby an English translation appeared in the hand of SK Russell .

The first top ten listing in the United States was in 1943 in a version by Xavier Cugat who went with the number started on 30 December 1941 .

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



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