Veloso is the fifth of the seven children born to José Telles Veloso ("Seu Zezinho") and Claudionor Vianna Telles Veloso ("Dona Canô"). His younger sister Maria Bethânia, another popular and renowned artist in Brazil, preceded him to fame as a singer in the mid-1960s. He began his career around 1965 singing bossa nova and he has cited his greatest musical influences from his early period as João Gilberto and Dorival Caymmi. (João Gilberto would say later about Caetano's contribution that it added an intellectual dimension to brazilian popular music.) But with such musical collaborators Gilberto Gil, Gal Costa, Tom Zé, Chico Buarque, and Os Mutantes, and greatly influenced by the later work of The Beatles, developed tropicalismo, which fused Brazilian pop with rock and roll and avant garde art music resulting in a more international, psychedelic, and socially aware sound. Veloso's politically active stance, unapologetically leftist, earned him the enmity of Brazil's military dictatorship which ruled until 1985; his songs were frequently censored, and some were banned. Veloso was also alienated from the socialist left in Brazil becasue of his acceptance and integration of non-nationalist influences (like rock and roll) in his music. Veloso and Gilberto Gil spent several months in jail for "anti-government activity" in 1968 and eventually exiled themselves to London. Caetano Veloso's work upon his return in 1972 was often characterized by frequent appropriations not only of international styles, but of half-forgotten Brazilian folkloric styles and rhythms as well. In particular, his celebration of the Afro-Brazilian culture of Bahia can be seen as the precursor of such Afro-centric groups as Timbalada.
In the 1980s, Veloso's popularity outside Brazil grew, especially in Israel, Portugal, France and Africa. By 2004, he was one of the most respected and prolific international pop stars, with more than fifty recordings available, including songs in soundtracks of movies such as Pedro Almodovar's Hable con Ella (Talk to Her), and Frida. In 2002 Veloso published an account of his early years and the Tropicalia movement, Tropical Truth: A Story of Music and Revolution in Brazil.
His first all-English CD was A Foreign Sound (2004), which covers Nirvana's "Come as You Are" and compositions from the Great American Songbook. Five of the six songs on his third eponymous album, released in 1971, were also in English.
Carioca
Caetano Veloso Lyrics
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It's not a foxtrot or a polka
It has a little bit of new rhythm
A blue rhtthm that sights
It has a meter that is tricky
A bit of wicked wacky-wicky
But when you dance it with a new love
You dream of a new Carioca
It's theme is a kiss and a sight
You dream of a new carioca
When music and lights are gone and we're saying goodbye
Two heads together, they say are better than one
Two heads together, that's how the dance's begun
Two arms around you and lips that sigh
I'm yours anda you're mine
While the carioca carries you away
While we carica till the break of day
Now that you've done the carioca
You'll never care to do the polka
And then you'll realize the blue hula anda bamboola are
through
Tomorrow morning you"ll discover
You're just a carioca lover
And when you dance it with a new love
There'll be true love just for you
You'll dream of a new carioca
Its theme is a kiss and a sigh
You'll dream of a new carioca
When music and lights are gone and we're saying goodbye
When music lights are gone and we're saying goodbye
When music lights are gone and we're saying goodbye
The song "Carioca" by Caetano Veloso is both a tribute to and a celebration of a specific dance rhythm associated with the city of Rio de Janeiro. The song employs playful and evocative language to describe the carioca, and the joy it brings to those who dance it. The opening lines of the song invite the listener to engage with the rhythm, describing it as something unique and distinct - "It's not a foxtrot or a polka".
As the song progresses, Veloso continues to describe the carioca in elaborate terms, suggesting its complexity and nuance. The rhythm is both "tricky" and "wacky", which may explain why it inspires such passion and excitement in those who dance it. Veloso's lyrics suggest that the carioca is a dance that can help people fall in love, and there is a sense of longing and yearning in the lines "You dream of a new Carioca, its theme is a kiss and a sigh".
Throughout the song, Veloso also emphasizes the joy of dancing with another person, and the connection and intimacy that can arise from this shared experience. The repeated refrain - "Two heads together, they say are better than one...Two arms around you and lips that sigh, I'm yours and you're mine" - reinforces the idea that dancing the carioca can create a sense of unity and belonging.
Line by Line Meaning
Say, have you seen the carioca?
Have you ever seen the Carioca dance?
It's not a foxtrot or a polka
It is a dance that is distinct from Foxtrot and Polka.
It has a little bit of new rhythm
The dance has a unique rhythm.
A blue rhythm that sights
The dance has a mesmerizing blue rhythm.
It has a meter that is tricky
The dance is challenging to follow.
A bit of wicked wacky-wicky
Some of the steps are difficult and peculiar.
But when you dance it with a new love
However, when you dance it with someone you love,
There's a true love in her eyes
You can see the love in each other's eyes.
You dream of a new Carioca
The dance inspires you to dream of a new variation of it.
It's theme is a kiss and a sight
The theme of the dance is to express love through kisses and physical gestures.
When music and lights are gone and we're saying goodbye
When the music is over and the night ends, and goodbyes start to be said,
Two heads together, they say are better than one
Two people dancing together are better than one.
Two heads together, that's how the dance's begun
Dancing together is how the rhythm starts.
Two arms around you and lips that sigh
The dance involves holding each other tightly and sighing in happy contentment.
I'm yours and you're mine
We belong to each other.
While the carioca carries you away
As you dance Carioca, you get transported away.
While we carica till the break of day
We dance Carioca until dawn break.
Now that you've done the carioca
Now that you have experienced dancing Carioca.
You'll never care to do the polka
You will not want to dance the Polka again.
And then you'll realize the blue hula and a bamboola are through
You will come to understand that Blue Hula and Bamboola dances are outdated.
Tomorrow morning you'll discover
The next morning you will realize
You're just a carioca lover
You have fallen in love with dancing Carioca.
And when you dance it with a new love
And when you dance it with someone new,
There'll be true love just for you
You'll fall in love with them while dancing Carioca.
When music and lights are gone and we're saying goodbye
When the music stops, and we say our goodbyes.
When music lights are gone and we're saying goodbye
When both the music and lights go out, and we say our goodbyes.
When music lights are gone and we're saying goodbye
When both the music and lights go out, and we say our goodbyes.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Royalty Network, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Edward Eliscu, Gus Kahn, Vincent Youmans
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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Ela é Carioca
Tom Jobim

Ela é carioca
Ela é carioca
Basta o jeitinho dela andar
Nem ninguém tem carinho assim para dar
Eu vejo na luz dos seus olhos
As noites do Rio ao luar
Vejo a mesma luz
Vejo o mesmo céu
Vejo o mesmo mar
Ela é meu amor, só me vê a mim
A mim que vivi para encontrar
Na luz do seu olhar
A paz que sonhei
Só sei que sou louco por ela
E pra mim ela é linda demais
E além do mais
Ela é carioca
Ela é carioca
Só sei que sou louco por ela
E pra mim ela é linda demais
E além do mais
Ela é carioca
Ela é carioca
@TheElite2001
Ela é carioca, ela é carioca
Basta o jeitinho dela andar
Nem ninguém tem carinho assim para dar
Eu vejo na luz dos seus olhos
As noites do Rio ao luar
Vejo a mesma luz
Vejo o mesmo céu
Vejo o mesmo mar
Ela é meu amor, só me vê a mim
A mim, que vivi para encontrar
Na luz do seu olhar
A paz que sonhei
Só sei que sou louco por ela
E pra mim ela é linda demais
E além do mais
Ela é carioca, ela é carioca
Ela é carioca, ela é carioca
Basta o jeitinho dela andar
Nem ninguém tem carinho assim para dar
Eu vejo na luz dos seus olhos
As noites do Rio ao luar
Vejo a mesma luz
Vejo o mesmo céu
Vejo o mesmo mar
Ela é meu amor, só me vê a mim
A mim, que vivi para encontrar
Na luz do seu olhar
A paz que sonhei
Só sei que sou louco por ela
E pra mim ela é linda demais
E além do mais
Ela é carioca, ela é carioca
@rosefnd
She is carioca
She is carioca
Just the way she walks
Nobody have affection like this to give
I see in the light of her eyes
Rio's nights at the moonlight
I see the same light
I see the same sky
I see the same sea
She is my love, just see me
I that lived to find
In the light of her gaze
The peace that I dreamed
I only know that I'm crazy about her.
And to me, she's so beautiful.
And besides
She is carioca
She is carioca
I only know that I'm crazy about her.
And to me, she's so beautiful.
And besides
She is carioca
She is carioca
@mirellamell1514
É impressionante como essas músicas me levam para o Rio de Janeiro sem eu nem nunca ter ido lá
@DanielPedro30
Só vim Mirella... Só toma cuidado com a bolsa e o celular. kkkkk. Brincadeira.
@marcosoliveira5741
Vc é uma carioca muito linda
@gabriellawee9539
o Rio do Leblon kkkkkk
@carmenvirumbrales
A mi tambien. Eees increible
@nanaramos1189
Venhaaaa ao Rio! Entre para o time dos cariocas!🥰
@joselucasdealmeida256
Grandes Tom, Vinicius, Carlinhos Lyra, Ronaldo Bôscoli, Viva o nosso Brasil, 👏👏👏👏👏Grande Caetano na interpretação
@NeideGama
Que delícia! Uma coisa esse menino Caetano...o tempo passa e só traz benefícios pra ele. Voz amaciada, aperfeiçoada, sorriso de garoto, lindo mesmo. E...o talento, gente! É uma benção ouvi-lo interpretando suas preciosas composições e dando um brilho especial a dos outros compositores. Salve, menino Caê!!!
@elizabethgomes108
Sem falar que está muito mais bonito! :)
@ferdinando9878
Neide Gama