As a teenager, Sangalo started to sing and play acoustic guitar at events, festivals and presentations of the school where she studied. Her debut show happened in the Ondina Neighborhood, Salvador, in August 1992. With that show she won the Dorival Caymmi trophy, the Grammy of Bahian music.
In 1993, Sony decided to reform the axé group Banda Eva and she was chosen as the lead singer. With her charismatic image, their first album soon topped the Brazilian album chart. Her live album with the band, Banda Eva Ao Vivo, was their best-selling album, selling over a million copies in 1997. In 1999, she decided to start a solo career and released her first self-titled album. With lots of upbeat Bahian rhythms and axé, the album received gold and platinum certification. The following year she released another album, Beat Beleza, which also achieved platinum status.
In 2001 she released the album Festa. The title teack was very popular and the album got platinum certification. "Festa" was her biggest hit single up to that point and the video also received huge airplay. "Festa" ended up being the most popular song of 2001 in Brazil. In 2002, she released the compilation album Se Eu Não Te Amasse Tanto Assim, titled after one of her biggest number-one hits. The album, which features a duet with American singer Brian McKnight, didn't sell as much , but was still a hit. Following Se Eu Não Te Amasse Tanto Assim, she released Clube Carnavalesco Inocentes Em Progresso in 2003. It was the lowest-selling solo album of her career but it still managed to receive gold certification.
Her first solo live album MTV Ao Vivo Ivete Sangalo released in 2004, included her biggest hits, lots of them never released on an album before, and some Banda Eva hits. The album received diamond certification and was the second best-selling album of 2004.
Her 2005 album, As Supernovas, received triple platinum certification shortly after it's release. The album was less upbeat than the others and included some songs with a 70's touch, with the big influence of Brazilian singer Ed Motta. She also included the hit "Soy Loco Por Ti America", a Gilberto Gil song. "Quando a Chuva Passar" recently reached number two on the Brazilian singles chart and was notable for being nominated at the Latin Grammy Awards, an uncommon feature for a non-Spanish speaking singer.
On December 16, 2006, she performed in the biggest stadium in the world, Maracanã in Rio de Janeiro, where Paul McCartney, Rolling Stones, Kiss, The Police, and Madonna have also performed. She was the first Brazilian act to perform in this stadium since pop phenomenon Sandy & Junior in 2002.
Ivete has sold more than 7 million CD copies and more than 2.5 million DVD copies.
Devagar E Sempre
Ivete Sangalo Lyrics
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Em doses homeopáticas
Como quem reza um terço
Devagar e sempre, tenho o que mereço
Um amor pra me fazer mulher
Num hotel em Havana
Como quem tira o lenço
Devagar e sempre, tenho o que mereço
Atravesso o oceano
O deserto sem medo
Pra te dar de beber um ponche
Devagar e sempre
Bem longe
The lyrics of Ivete Sangalo's song "Devagar E Sempre" talk about a love that is given in small, gradual doses, almost like praying a rosary. The singer states that they have what they deserve, which implies that they have been waiting and working for this kind of love. The song talks about a love that would turn the singer into a woman, and that is as passionate and exotic as a stay in a Havana hotel. The love described here is measured and calculated, going hand in hand with the line "devagar e sempre" which means "slowly but surely."
The singer seems to be willing to cross the ocean and brave the desert for the object of their affection. This again speaks to the sacrifice and dedication that they are willing to make for this kind of love. The final line "bem longe" (very far away) further emphasizes the distance that the singer is willing to go for this love. Overall, the lyrics convey a sense of patience, sacrifice, and a willingness to wait and work for the right kind of love.
Line by Line Meaning
Um amor pra dar de colher
A love to give in spoonfuls
Em doses homeopáticas
In homeopathic doses
Como quem reza um terço
Like one who prays a rosary
Devagar e sempre, tenho o que mereço
Slowly and steadily, I deserve what I have
Um amor pra me fazer mulher
A love to make me a woman
Num hotel em Havana
In a hotel in Havana
Como quem tira o lenço
Like one who removes a scarf
Devagar e sempre, tenho o que mereço
Slowly and steadily, I deserve what I have
Reunindo os trocados
Gathering small coins
Atravesso o oceano
I cross the ocean
O deserto sem medo
Fearless in the desert
Pra te dar de beber um ponche
To give you a glass of punch
Devagar e sempre
Slowly and steadily
Bem longe
Far away
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