Tropical psychedelic rockers Boogarins were formed by friends Fernando Alme… Read Full Bio ↴Tropical psychedelic rockers Boogarins were formed by friends Fernando Almeida and Benke Ferraz when they were still in high school together. They took their inspiration from the sunny weirdness of '60s Tropicalia pop and transplanted it into the decidedly more D.I.Y. context of teenagers recording songs on borrowed gear and glitchy computers in the basements of their parents' homes. They sharpened their approach with a full band on humid, exciting albums like 2017's La Vem a Morte.

Boogarins were formed in the Brazilian city of Goiania in the early 2010s. The project began as an untitled, recording-only entity, and before ever playing a single show, filling out the band to include a rhythm section, or even choosing a name, Ferraz and Almeida had recorded an album's worth of material. These recordings caught the ears of music hounds and tastemakers the world over, eventually landing in the hands of Other Music Recording Co., the label offshoot of long-standing New York record shop and cultural institution Other Music. Once signed to the label, the duo had to make haste in becoming a "real band" and quickly named themselves Boogarins after a type of jasmine flower. They titled their debut album As Plantas Que Curam, the English translation of which is "Plants That Heal." The band expanded to include drummer Hans Castro and bassist Raphael Vaz, and played their first shows in April of 2013. Their album saw release in September of the same year and the group toured internationally in support. After the tour, Castro left the band, replaced by new drummer Ynaiã Benthroldo. In 2015, the band issued their sophomore studio long-player Manual, again on Other Music. Their next record, 2017's La Vem a Morte was first posted on YouTube with no press leadup -- it was intended as a surprise gift for their listeners. The album was met with positive reviews and more touring ensued. Two years later, Boogarins returned with fourth album Sombrou Dúvida.

Biography by Fred Thomas

Falsa Folha de Rosto
Boogarins Lyrics

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Eu hoje quis fazer
Reinventar o que eu sentia
Quis baixar o céu

Eu misturei sem querer
Só pra mostrar o que não via
Feito virgem sem véu

Eu hoje quis fazer
Misturei tudo sem ver
Eu hoje quis fazer

Eu misturei sem querer

Eu misturei sem querer

Eu hoje quis fazer
Misturei tudo sem ver
Eu hoje quis
Eu hoje quis
Eu hoje quis
Eu hoje quis
Eu hoje quis
Eu hoje quis...
Entre o meu eu e o que eu quis criar
Surge brilhante você

Eu sei que foi sem querer
Tudo virou sonhar

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of "Falsa Folha de Rosto" by Boogarins speak about the desire to reinvent oneself or one's emotions. The opening line, "Eu hoje quis fazer" (today I wanted to do), leads into a confession that the singer wants to mix things up, to "Misturei tudo sem ver" (mix everything without seeing). They liken themselves to a "Feito virgem sem véu" (a virgin without a veil), implying a certain vulnerability, perhaps related to the idea of revealing something new or previously hidden. The repeated lines of "Eu hoje quis" (today I wanted) reinforce this sense of desire to create or to try something different.

In the second half of the song, the singer addresses someone or something that has emerged unexpectedly from their experimentation: "Entre o meu eu e o que eu quis criar / Surge brilhante você" (Between my self and what I wanted to create / You appeared, shining). This entity or idea is described as having arrived "sem querer" (without meaning to), which suggests that it was not a deliberate creation, but rather an accidental or incidental one. The final line, "Tudo virou sonhar" (Everything turned into a dream), casts the previous lines in a surreal or fantastical light, calling into question the reality of what has been created or experienced.

Line by Line Meaning

Eu hoje quis fazer
Today, I wanted to create

Reinventar o que eu sentia
I wanted to reinvent what I was feeling

Quis baixar o céu
I wanted to bring down the sky

Eu misturei sem querer
I unintentionally mixed

Só pra mostrar o que não via
Just to demonstrate what I couldn't see

Feito virgem sem véu
Like a virgin without a veil

Misturei tudo sem ver
I mixed everything without looking

Entre o meu eu e o que eu quis criar
Between my inner self and what I wanted to create

Surge brilhante você
You emerge, brilliant

Eu sei que foi sem querer
I know it was unintentional

Tudo virou sonhar
Everything became a dream