Alcione (Alcione Nazaré, São Luís, Maranhão, November 21, 1947) also known … Read Full Bio ↴Alcione (Alcione Nazaré, São Luís, Maranhão, November 21, 1947) also known as Marrom (brownie) is one of the most successful female sambists in Brazil who first claimed international recognition in the late 1970s, and has had 19 gold records and two platinum records.

Alcione was introduced to the traditional Brazilian music by her father. He was a military musician who worked as the conductor of the corps marching band. At the age of thirteen, she was already able to give vocal performance in college parties. At this same age, she began to study clarinet, and then learnt to play the trumpet.

At age 20 Alcione moved to Rio de Janeiro. There she worked at the city's TV Excelsior, and later went on tour in Argentina and Chile for four months. On returning to Brazil, she settled in São Paulo, working in nightclub and making appearances on television. In 1970, she started her two-year tour in Europe, performing as a vocalist and a trumpet artist.

In 1972, when back to Brazil, Alcione recorded her first single. The following year, she traveled to sing in Mexico and, in 1974, Portugal, where she recorded her first full-length album. In 1975 Alcione released her LP, A Voz do Samba, which achieved gold sales status and featured several hit tracks. The most successful songs were Não Deixe o Samba Morrer, written by Edson and Aloiso, and O Surdo, written by Totonho/Paulinho Resende.

In the late 1970s, Nazaré became well-known as a samba artist and achieved international recognition. She recorded Alerta Geral for Philips Records and, in 1978, released this album, the title of which was taken from a television show that Alcione had hosted on TV Globo for two years. Following its success, Alcione continued to release several other full-length albums in late 1970s and early 1980s, including her self-titled album.

In 1997, Alcione signed with Universal Records, subsequently releasing a label debut named Valeu, through Polygram the next year. This was followed by Celebração that same year, and Claridade---Uma Homenagem A Clara Nunes in 1999. In December 2002 Alcione was recognized for playing an important part in founding the Paraíso School of Samba in London, England. She also helped organizing and preparing the stage for a British version of the Carnival Brasil, Paraíso dos Orixás (Brazil, Paradise of the Gods). In 2003, her 2002 album, Ao Vivo, received the Best Samba/Pagode Album Award at fourth Latin Grammy Award ceremony.

She has interpreted several hits such as Não deixe o samba morrer, Lá vem você, Gostoso veneno and Ilha da maré.

On July 7, 2007 she performed at the Brazilian leg of Live Earth in Rio de Janeiro.

Dona Zica e Dona Neuma
Alcione Lyrics

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Pra resolver qualquer parada
E evitar qualquer celeuma
Duas coroas super da pesada
Dona Zica e Dona Neuma

Pra resolver qualquer parada
E evitar qualquer celeuma
Duas coroas super da pesada

Dona Zica e Dona Neuma
O ibope diz que na verdade
Credibilidade é as pesquisas que aplica
Só quem lhe garante mesmo
É Dona Neuma e Dona Zica

Repórter policial se o caso é federal
Eu vou dar uma dica
Ouve primeiro o Romeu
Mas depois Dona Neuma
E depois Dona Zica

Pra resolver qualquer parada
E evitar qualquer celeuma
Duas coroas super da pesada
Dona Zica e Dona Neuma

Pra resolver qualquer parada
E evitar qualquer celeuma
Duas coroas super da pesada
Dona Zica e Dona Neuma

Houve uma quebra na bolsa
E o investidor que quase se trumbica
Foi salvo por uma ação
De Dona Neuma e Dona Zica

Foi descoberta a vacina
Que vence e domina
Cura e fortifica
Dona Neuma em nome da ciência
Fez a experiência e salvou Dona Zica

Pra resolver qualquer parada
E evitar qualquer celeuma [Não é mole não hein!!
Duas coroas super da pesada Elas são do babado]
Dona Zica e Dona Neuma

Pra resolver qualquer parada
E evitar qualquer celeuma
Duas coroas super da pesada
Dona Zica e Dona Neuma

Eleição pra prefeitura
Uma candidatura o povo reinvindica
Pra prefeita Dona Neuma
E pra vice Dona Zica

Final de copa do mundo
Faltando um segundo o Brasil se complica
Mas Dona Neuma bordeja
Entrega de bandeja
E é gol de Dona Zica

Pra resolver qualquer parada
E evitar qualquer celeuma
Duas coroas super da pesada
Dona Zica e Dona Neuma

Pra resolver qualquer parada
E evitar qualquer celeuma
Duas coroas super da pesada
Dona Zica e Dona Neuma

Com aquela da cronometragem
Nossa malandragem ficou paranóica
Dona Zica então gritou:
A saída é a perestroica

Vamos dar samba em Berlim
Aos nossos tamborins
Com vodca e as cuicas
Dona Neuma então no jogo duro
Derrubou o muro
E abraçou Dona Zica

Pra resolver qualquer parada
E evitar qualquer celeuma
Duas coroas super da pesada
Dona Zica e Dona Neuma

Pra resolver qualquer parada
E evitar qualquer celeuma
Duas coroas super da pesada
Dona Zica e Dona Neuma

Pra resolver qualquer parada
E evitar qualquer celeuma
Duas coroas super da pesada
Dona Zica e Dona Neuma

Pra resolver qualquer parada
E evitar qualquer celeuma

Duas coroas super da pesada
Dona Zica e Dona Neuma

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Alcione's song Dona Zica e Dona Neuma depict the importance of two women, Dona Zica and Dona Neuma, in resolving any situation and avoiding conflict. The lyrics highlight the credibility and reliability of Dona Neuma and Dona Zica in various scenarios, such as in politics, science, and sports. The lyrics also portray the power of these two women in bringing about positive change in society, such as in their candidacy for mayor and their contribution to the fall of the Berlin Wall.

The repetition of the chorus emphasizes the strength and power of Dona Zica and Dona Neuma, who are described as "duas coroas super da pesada" or "two heavyweight queens." The lyrics also emphasize the importance of listening to the wisdom and opinions of these two women, as highlighted by lines such as "ouve primeiro o Romeu, mas depois Dona Neuma e depois Dona Zica" or "listen first to Romeu, but then Dona Neuma and then Dona Zica."

Overall, the lyrics of Dona Zica e Dona Neuma celebrate the importance of women in leadership roles and their ability to bring about positive change in society.

Line by Line Meaning

Pra resolver qualquer parada
In order to solve any problem

E evitar qualquer celeuma
And avoid any conflict

Duas coroas super da pesada
Two powerful ladies

Dona Zica e Dona Neuma
Zica and Neuma

O ibope diz que na verdade
The rating says that in truth

Credibilidade é as pesquisas que aplica
Credibility is in the surveys you apply

Só quem lhe garante mesmo
Only those who really guarantee you

É Dona Neuma e Dona Zica
Are Neuma and Zica

Repórter policial se o caso é federal
If it's a federal police case

Eu vou dar uma dica
I'll give you a tip

Ouve primeiro o Romeu
Listen to Romeu first

Mas depois Dona Neuma
But then Neuma

E depois Dona Zica
And then Zica

Houve uma quebra na bolsa
There was a stock market crash

E o investidor que quase se trumbica
And the investor who almost fails

Foi salvo por uma ação
Was saved by an action

De Dona Neuma e Dona Zica
From Neuma and Zica

Foi descoberta a vacina
The vaccine was discovered

Que vence e domina
That wins and dominates

Cura e fortifica
Heals and strengthens

Dona Neuma em nome da ciência
Neuma in the name of science

Fez a experiência e salvou Dona Zica
Made the experiment and saved Zica

Eleição pra prefeitura
Mayoral election

Uma candidatura o povo reinvindica
A candidacy demanded by the people

Pra prefeita Dona Neuma
For Mayor Neuma

E pra vice Dona Zica
And for Vice Zica

Final de copa do mundo
World Cup Final

Faltando um segundo o Brasil se complica
With one second left, Brazil gets complicated

Mas Dona Neuma bordeja
But Neuma dodges

Entrega de bandeja
Delivers on a silver platter

E é gol de Dona Zica
And it's a goal from Zica

Com aquela da cronometragem
With that timekeeping incident

Nossa malandragem ficou paranóica
Our tricksters got paranoid

Dona Zica então gritou:
So Zica shouted:

A saída é a perestroica
The solution is perestroika

Vamos dar samba em Berlim
Let's give samba in Berlin

Aos nossos tamborins
To our drums

Com vodca e as cuicas
With vodka and cuicas

Dona Neuma então no jogo duro
Then Neuma played hard

Derrubou o muro
She brought down the wall

E abraçou Dona Zica
And hugged Zica

Lyrics © EMI Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: JOSE LUIZ COSTA FERREIRA, NEI BRAZ LOPES, CARLOS EDUARDO MORAE SANTOS

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