Ivete Maria Dias de Sangalo (born May 27, 1972 in Juazeiro, Bahia) is a Lat… Read Full Bio ↴Ivete Maria Dias de Sangalo (born May 27, 1972 in Juazeiro, Bahia) is a Latin Grammy Award-winning Brazilian singer, songwriter, television show host and occasional actress. She is currently one of the most popular and best-selling Brazilian female singers, with six albums released with Banda Eva, and eight studio albums in her solo career, with a total of over 12 million albums sold worldwide. Sangalo is most often recognized by her powerful voice, charisma and live performances. Her music is also very popular in Portugal. She has received 14 nominations for Latin Grammy Awards in her career.

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.

Rosa Roseira
Ivete Sangalo Lyrics

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Eu tiro uma rosa da roseira
E levo pra te presentear
Canto, canto olé, mulher rendeira
Faço de tudo pra te agradar

Vem/Vem provar do meu amor
Vem/Vem provar do meu amar

Não tem tempo ruim, não tem ladeira
Que me impeça de te encontrar
Não guardo amor na geladeira
Amor foi feito, foi, pra se dar

Vem me tindolelê
Vem me tindolelê, vem me tindolelê

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Ivete Sangalo's song "Rosa Roseira" talk about the lengths that the singer will go to in order to show her love and affection to someone special. The song starts with the singer plucking a rose from a rosebush, which she then gifts to the person she loves. She sings about doing everything she can to please them, even singing and weaving lace like a skilled woman. She then invites the person to come and experience her love, reassures them that there is no obstacle that can stand in her way, and reminds them that love is something that is meant to be given freely.

The overall message of the song is that love should be cherished and celebrated, and that it is important to make an effort to show someone how much they mean to us. The singer uses metaphors of flowers and lace to accentuate the importance of these gestures, as well as to emphasize the beauty and delicacy of love itself.

Line by Line Meaning

Eu tiro uma rosa da roseira
I pluck a rose from the rosebush

E levo pra te presentear
And I bring it to present to you

Canto, canto olé, mulher rendeira
I sing, I sing olé, working woman

Faço de tudo pra te agradar
I do everything to please you

Vem/Vem provar do meu amor
Come/Come and taste my love

Vem/Vem provar do meu amar
Come/Come and taste my love

Não tem tempo ruim, não tem ladeira
There's no bad weather, there's no uphill climb

Que me impeça de te encontrar
That prevents me from finding you

Não guardo amor na geladeira
I don't keep love in the fridge

Amor foi feito, foi, pra se dar
Love was made, was, to be given

Vem me tindolelê
Come to me tindolelê