Monobloco is a Brazilian bloco, or street band, that plays during Carnaval … Read Full Bio ↴Monobloco is a Brazilian bloco, or street band, that plays during Carnaval in Rio de Janeiro and is also a professional touring show. Unlike most of Rio's blocos, which tend play one type of music (typically samba), Monobloco has become extremely popular among younger people because of its 'fresh' sound, playing a mix of various rhythms such as coco, ciranda, marcha, xote, samba-charme, and particularly samba-rock and funk, as well as carnaval sambas. It continues to grow in popularity each year, and can be seen as a symbol of the resurging popularity in Carnaval blocos in Rio de Janeiro.
The group was formed by members of rock band Pedro Luís e A Parede in 2000 as an education project and continues to run a percussion course each year. However, the group's popularity soon led to the creation of a professional touring band, the Monobloco Show, which has toured extensively around Brazil and has also travelled internationally.

Tropicana
Monobloco Lyrics

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Da manga rosa quero gosto e o sumo
Melão maduro sapoti juá
Jaboticaba teu olhar noturno
Beijo travoso de umbú-cajá
Pele macia
Ai, carne de cajú
Saliva doce, doce mel, mel de uruçu

Linda morena
Fruta de vez, temporana
Caldo de cana-caiana
Vem me desfrutar

Morena tropicana

Eu quero teu sabor
Ai, ai, oi, oi

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Monobloco's song Tropicana are both sensual and playful, describing the desire for the flavors of various tropical fruits. In the first verse, the singer expresses a craving for the taste and juice of a pink mango, ripe melon, sapodilla, and guava, comparing the experience of a kiss to the tartness of an umbu-caja fruit. The second verse describes the titular "Tropicana" as a beautiful woman who is in season like a fruit, with a sweet juice that the singer wants to taste. The lyrics use a variety of sensory descriptions, from the texture of the fruit to the taste of the juices, in order to create a vivid and evocative image of the pleasures of tropical fruit.

Line by Line Meaning

Da manga rosa quero gosto e o sumo
I desire the taste and juice from a ripe mango

Melão maduro sapoti juá
Ripe melon, sapodilla, and guava fruit

Jaboticaba teu olhar noturno
Your dark gaze is like the jaboticaba fruit

Beijo travoso de umbú-cajá
Our kiss is tangy and bittersweet like the umbu-caja fruit

Pele macia
Smooth skin

Ai, carne de cajú
Oh, cashew fruit flesh

Saliva doce, doce mel, mel de uruçu
Sweet saliva, sweet honey, honey from the stingless bee

Linda morena
Beautiful brunette

Fruta de vez, temporana
Ripe fruit that must be enjoyed soon

Caldo de cana-caiana
Sugarcane juice from Caiana

Vem me desfrutar
Come and enjoy me

Morena tropicana
Tropical brown-skinned woman

Eu quero teu sabor
I want to taste you

Ai, ai, oi, oi
Exclamations of excitement or pleasure

Writer(s): Vicente Moreira Barreto Copyright: Warner/Chappell Edicoes Musicais Ltda

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