Rita Lee Jones de Carvalho was born in São Paulo, Brazil, on December 31, 1… Read Full Bio ↴Rita Lee Jones de Carvalho was born in São Paulo, Brazil, on December 31, 1947, and passed away in her hometown on May 8, 2023. Best known as Rita Lee, was a Brazilian MPB singer, composer, multi-instrumentalist, actress, writer, TV host and animals rights activist of American and Italian descent, being regarded as the "Queen of Brazilian Rock".

Rita helped to incorporate the rock revolution into the creative explosion of tropicalismo, formed the most celebrated Brazilian rock band in the world, Os Mutantes, and created solo songs with enormous popular appeal without losing her freedom and irreverence.

Former member of the group Os Mutantes (1966 — 1972) and leader of the band Tutti Frutti (1973 — 1978), Lee participated in important revolutions in the world of music and society, such as the Tropicália movement during the Brazilian dictatorship, which led her to be the artist with the most censored songs in Brazil during that period. Her songs, usually watered with an acid irony or with a claim for female independence and sexual topics, became ubiquitous in the charts. The album, Fruto Proibido (1975), released together with the band Tutti Frutti, is commonly seen as a fundamental milestone in the history of Brazilian rock, considered by some as her masterpiece.

In 1976, Lee began a romantic relationship with guitarist Roberto de Carvalho and since then he has been the partner on most of her songs and accompanied her in all her live performances. They had three children, including Beto Lee, also a guitarist, who accompanies his parents in concerts. With a career that has reached 50 years, Rita Lee has gone from the musical innovation of the late 1960s and 1970s to the highly successful romantic ballads of the 1980s. In October 2008, Rolling Stone magazine promoted the List of the 100 Greatest Artists in Brazilian Music, where Rita Lee ranks 15th.

In 2001, Rita Lee won the Latin Grammy for Best Portuguese Language Rock Album with "3001". She would receive five more nominations for the award and in 2022, she was awarded the Musical Excellence award for her body of work. In 2012, she announced that she would retire from performing live due to physical frailty. "I retire from shows, but never from music," she wrote on Twitter.

She was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2021 and had been undergoing treatment for the disease. She passed away in her hometown of São Paulo at the age of 75 on May 8, 2023.

Tudo por Amor
Rita Lee Lyrics

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Tudo por amor, tudo por amor

Compre o mundo inteiro, meu bem
Se isso lhe deixa feliz
Vá morar no estrangeiro, meu bem
Torrar os dólares do seu país
Você faz tudo por dinheiro
Eu faço tudo por amor

Que grana é bom, eu sei que é
Ninguém disse que não
Mas viver só disso não dá pé
Até faz mal pro coração
Você só pensa em dinheiro
Eu só penso em amor

Tudo por amor, eu faço tudo por amor
Tudo por amor, por amor, oh!

Vender a alma por dindim
Pra comprar uma Ferrari
Sonho de consumo é tão chinfrim
Um belo dia você vai se ferrar
E não me venha com seu money
Que se dane, eu quero amor

Tudo por amor, eu faço tudo por amor
Tudo por amor, por amor, oh!

Me cansa a beleza, meu bem
Sua grife de milionário
Abra logo uma igreja, meu bem
Um banco, um bordel, um ranário

Você faz tudo por dinheiro
Eu faço tudo por amor

Overall Meaning

The song "Tudo por Amor" by Rita Lee is about two people who have different priorities in life. One person is focused on money and material possessions while the other values love above all else. The chorus, "Tudo por amor, tudo por amor" ("Everything for love, everything for love"), emphasizes the singer's commitment to love and contrasts it with the other person's preoccupation with money.

The first verse talks about how the person who loves money would buy everything in the world and move to a foreign country to spend their dollars. The second verse criticizes the notion that money is the ultimate goal in life and that living solely for money isn't healthy for the heart. The third verse suggests that the person focused on money is willing to do whatever it takes, even selling their soul for a Ferrari, while the singer rejects their obsession with money and indicates that they would rather have love.

The song shows how people's priorities can differ drastically, and it advocates for choosing love over money. It highlights the dangers of being solely focused on money and material possessions, suggesting that it can lead to empty, unfulfilling lives.

Line by Line Meaning

Tudo por amor, tudo por amor
I do everything for love, everything for love.

Compre o mundo inteiro, meu bem Se isso lhe deixa feliz Vá morar no estrangeiro, meu bem Torrar os dólares do seu país Você faz tudo por dinheiro Eu faço tudo por amor
Buy the whole world, my dear, if it makes you happy. Go live overseas, my dear, and spend all the dollars from your country You do everything for money, I do everything for love.

Que grana é bom, eu sei que é Ninguém disse que não Mas viver só disso não dá pé Até faz mal pro coração Você só pensa em dinheiro Eu só penso em amor
Money is good, I know it is, no one ever said it wasn't. But only living for that doesn't work, it can even be bad for the heart. You only think about money, I only think about love.

Tudo por amor, eu faço tudo por amor Tudo por amor, por amor, oh!
I do everything for love, everything for love! Everything for love, for love, oh!

Vender a alma por dindim Pra comprar uma Ferrari Sonho de consumo é tão chinfrim Um belo dia você vai se ferrar E não me venha com seu money Que se dane, eu quero amor
Sell your soul for some cash, to buy a Ferrari. The desire for material things is so dull, once upon a time, you'll mess up badly. And don't come with your money, I don't care, I want love.

Tudo por amor, eu faço tudo por amor Tudo por amor, por amor, oh!
I do everything for love, everything for love! Everything for love, for love, oh!

Me cansa a beleza, meu bem Sua grife de milionário Abra logo uma igreja, meu bem Um banco, um bordel, um ranário Você faz tudo por dinheiro Eu faço tudo por amor
Your beauty wears me out, my dear, your millionaire brand. Just open a church, my dear, a bank, a brothel, a frog pond. You do everything for money, I do everything for love.

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: JOHN LENNON, PAUL MCCARTNEY

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01A Hard Day's Night2:26

02With a Little Help from My Friends2:48

08Here, There and Everywhere2:29

09I Want to Hold Your Hand2:21

10Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds4:44

11Pra Voce Eu Digo Sim (If I Fell)2:45

12Minha Vida (In My Life)2:25

13Tudo Por Amor2:38

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Tudo por amor!
Han! Han!
Tudo por amor!...

Compre o mundo inteiro
Meu bem!
Se isso lhe deixa feliz
Vá morar no estrangeiro
Meu bem!
Torrar os dólares do seu país
Você faz tudo por dinheiro
Eu faço tudo por amor...

Que grana é bom
Eu sei que é
Ninguém disse que não
Mas viver só prá isso
Não dá pé
Até faz mal pr'o coração
Você só pensa em dinheiro
Eu só penso em amor...

Tudo por amor!
Eu faço tudo por amor
Tudo por amor!
Por amor! Han!...

Vender a alma por dindim
Prá comprar sua Ferrari
Sonho de consumo
É tão chinfrim
Um belo dia
Cê vai se Ferrari
Não me venha com seu money
Que se dane!
Eu quero amor...

Tudo por amor!
Eu faço tudo por amor
Tudo por amor!
Por amor! Han!!...

Me cansa a beleza
Meu bem!
Sua griffe de milionário
Abre logo uma igreja
Meu bem!
Um banco, um bordel, um ranário
Você faz tudo por dinheiro
Eu faço tudo por amor...

Tudo por amor! Han! Han!
Tudo por amor! Han!...

Fonte: letras.mus.br
Composição: Paul McCartney / John Lennon / Versão: Rita Lee