Brasil Lyrics by Soulfly

Brasil Lyrics

    Vamos detonar essa porra - let's detonate this shit
    Vamos levantar poeira - kick the dust high
    Vamos arrasar - let's kick ass
    Vamos arregaçar - let's fuck shit up
    Vamos detonar essa porra - let's detonate this shit
    Vamos rasgar o chão - let's cut the ground
    Levanta mano, então - get up brother, c'mon
    Vamos detonar essa porra - let's detonate this shit
    Vamos detonar essa porra - let's detonate this shit

    As casas - the houses
    As cidades - the cities
    As calçadas - the sidewalks
    As mulecadas - the street kids
    As esquinas - the street corners
    Os buracos - the holes
    Balas perdidas - lost bullets
    Os telhados - the roofs
    No Minhocão - famous tunnel in downtown São Paulo
    A multidão - the crowd
    Favelas - slums where most poor people live
    Galera - soccer crowds
    Na madrugada - after midnight
    A gingada - a typical dance/fight from the north
    E'o Brasil - this is Brasil
    Pais porrada - hardcore country

    Os butecos - the bars
    O concreto - the concrete
    As raizes - the roofs
    As cicatrizes - the scars
    O Cristo Redentor - Christ the redeemer (famous statue of Christ in Rio De Janeiro)
    O sol nascente - the rising sun
    Salvador - capital of Bahia (North of Brasil)
    Nas Gerais - Minas Gerais (the state where Max was born)
    As catedrais - the cathedrals
    Pelourinho - famous old slave square in Salvador
    Aleijadinho - crippled sculptor famous for the 12 prophets statues in Ouro Preto
    Na Baixada - one of the most violent and dangerous places in Rio de Janeiro
    As peladas - soccer played barefoot in the streets, on the beach
    E'o Brasil - this is Brasil
    Pais porrada - hardcore country

    Brasil, Pais Porrada

    As torcidas - organized soccer crowds
    As torturas - the tortures (in the 60's, a lot of people were tortured and killed by the government)
    De longe vem a forte chuva - from far comes the strong rain
    E' Meia Noite - Brasilian percussionist, Meia Noite, who plays on this album and on "Primitive"
    Quebrando tudo - fucking shit up on rhythms.
    O berimbau - One-stringed Brasilian instrument that Max often uses Conquista o Mundo
    conquer the world Da Lama ao Caos - From The Mud To The Chaos (this is the name of Chico Science's first album)
    Do Mangue - from the mangroves in Recife
    Manaus - capital of Amazonas (heart of the rainforest)
    Uai - a traditional term used by the people of Minas Gerais Minas Gerais
    oh yes, Pele the footballer is also born there O Brasil - Brasil
    E' muito mais - it's so much more...

    Brasil, Pais Porrada

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