The Woman who Changed the Brazilian Music | Modern Brazilian Culture

She was independent, she created a whole new concept of popular music in Brazil, she was wildly popular among the “masses” in Brazil and for some time in Europe… yet the Brazilian high society despised her, the politicians were contemptuous of her, and in general, critics were resistant to her influence. Today we’re talking about Chiquinha Gonzaga, the Godmother of the all-time famous carnival song every Brazilian knows from birth, Ô Abre Alas. =============================== Find out your level of Portuguese and get the most important pointers to improve quickly here: https://IntermediatePortuguese.com/portuguese-assessment =============================== Eli Sousa is a Portuguese teacher who provides one on one lessons online. If you're interested in having Portuguese lessons, visit https://portuguesewitheli.com/ =============================== You can find the full, somewhat-edited transcript here: https://www.pweschool.com/articles/chiquinha-gonzaga ================================= Credits: Título: Corta jaca 1912.ogg Autor: Chiquinha Gonzaga Corta Data: between 1910 and 1912 Ô Abre Alas: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_vaRKqCDYM A Roda de Samba of Partido Alto, a kind of Samba (starts at 1:58): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C44D2q0tCIE A Roda de Samba from Santo Amaro, in Bahia (picture with songs): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PD-UEzDDptg Clara Sverner is a pianist I admire, and her rendition of Gonzaga's works is really good: https://amzn.to/3pgnkd9 (Affiliate link)