Seu Jorge has gained exposure through his work as an actor and soundtrack composer. He appeared in the critically acclaimed 2002 film City of God as Mané Galinha, directed by filmmakers Fernando Meirelles and Katia Lund, and then played Pelé dos Santos in Wes Anderson's The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, for which he provided much of the soundtrack in the form of Portuguese language cover versions of David Bowie classics. Bowie later went on to say about his cover album, The Life Aquatic Studio Sessions, that "had Seu Jorge not recorded my songs in Portuguese I would never have heard this new level of beauty which he has imbued them with".
In June 2006, he performed at Bonnaroo music festival in Manchester, Tennessee and at the Festival Sudoeste TMN in Portugal. He has also performed in 2006 at the Bluesfest in Ottawa, Ontario and performed at the Harbourfront in Toronto, Ontario. Jorge's performances are known for their excitement as well as for getting the crowd moving. In January 2010 he performed with Thievery Corporation at the Austin City Limits.
His album 'América Brasil' had a limited Brazilian release in 2007 under his label Cafuné Gravadora, distributed in the UK by Proper Music Distribution. In May 2010, Now-Again Records announced that Jorge's new album, Seu Jorge & Almaz, a collaboration with drummer Pupillo and guitarist Lucio Maia from Nação Zumbi and bassist and composer Antonio Pinto would be released in North America, Japan, Australia and New Zealand on July 27 and in Europe on September 14. The album has been described as "how powerful Brazilian soul music can be".
In 2011, he collaborated with Beck on the Mario C. remix of "Tropicália" for the Red Hot Organization's most recent charitable album Red Hot+Rio 2.
In 2012, he collaborated with American fashion designer Rachel Roy on a line of sportswear, footwear, jewelry and handbags.
In 2015, he was nominated for the 16th Latin Grammy Awards in the Best Brazilian Contemporary Pop Album category.
On September 8, he performed after lighting the cauldron in the 2016 Summer Paralympics opening ceremony in Rio de Janeiro.
According to a DNA test, Seu Jorge is 85.1% African, 12.9% European and 2% Amerindian. He belongs to haplogroup R1b, suggesting that his paternal lineage probably derives from Western Europe.
Convite Para A Vida
Seu Jorge Lyrics
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Também sou filho de Deus
Não sou de chorar mazelas
mas meu amor se perdeu
Sou operário da vida
Da vida que Deus me deu
Mas se eu chego atrasado
O meu alguém já comeu
Refrão:
João, José, Jesus, Mané
Tião, Lelé. Xangô, Bené
É a Cidade de Deus
Só que Deus esqueceu de olhar
A essa gente que não cansa de apanhar
Não vem dizer que a situação é uma questão de trabalhar
Que vai ter nego querendo te advogar
Refrão
Refrão(3x)
The lyrics to Seu Jorge's song "Convite Para A Vida" tell the story of life in the favela, or slum, from the perspective of a man who is both a resident of the community and a child of God. He is a worker in the game of life, but his love has been lost. Despite this, he does not cry over his troubles. However, if he is late, someone else may have eaten his meal. The refrain lists various names, likely representing different residents of the favela, along with the name of Jesus. The last line of the refrain describes the City of God, or Cidade de Deus, as a place where God has forgotten to look out for the people who continue to suffer.
Overall, the lyrics paint a bleak picture of life in the favela, where poverty and violence are rampant. The inclusion of the name of Jesus in the refrain seems to suggest that these individuals are seeking some form of hope or salvation from a higher power, but feel forgotten and neglected by society and perhaps even by God.
Line by Line Meaning
Sou morador da favela
I live in the slums
Também sou filho de Deus
I am also a child of God
Não sou de chorar mazelas
I am not a person who cries over troubles
mas meu amor se perdeu
but I have lost my love
Sou operário da vida
I am a laborer in life
Da vida que Deus me deu
in the life that God has given me
Mas se eu chego atrasado
But if I am late
O meu alguém já comeu
my someone has already eaten
É a Cidade de Deus
It is the City of God
Só que Deus esqueceu de olhar
But it seems like God forgot to look
A essa gente que não cansa de apanhar
at the people who constantly suffer
Não vem dizer que a situação é uma questão de trabalhar
Don't come and say that the situation is solely a matter of working hard
Que vai ter nego querendo te advogar
because there will always be someone trying to take advantage of you
João, José, Jesus, Mané
João, José, Jesus, Mané
Tião, Lelé. Xangô, Bené
Tião, Lelé. Xangô, Bené
Contributed by Emma H. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@skollitube
Sou morador da favela
Também sou filho de Deus
Não sou de chorar mazelas
mas meu amor se perdeu
Sou operário da vida
Da vida que Deus me deu
Mas se eu chego atrasado
O meu alguém já comeu
Refrão:
João, José, Jesus, Mané
Tião, Lelé. Xangô, Bené
É a Cidade de Deus
Só que Deus esqueceu de olhar
A essa gente que não cansa de apanhar
Não vem dizer que a situação é uma questão de trabalhar
Que vai ter nego querendo te advogar
@phillipsmith6704
English Lyrics:
I'm a resident of the favela
I am also a child of God
I'm not crying sores
But my love is lost
I'm a life worker
Of the life God gave me
But if I arrive late
My someone already ate
João, José, Jesus, Mané
Tião, Lelé. Xangô, Bené
It is the City of God
Only God forgot to look
To these people who never tire of being beaten
It doesn't come to say that the situation is a matter of working
Who will have deny wanting to advocate you
João, José, Jesus, Mané
Tião, Lelé. Xangô, Bené
@demiusbolzan8791
Esse filme é tão bom que até nos créditos seguraram a gente na frente da TV....pois até as músicas são perfeitas 😂😂😂😂 quem concorda dá um like aí
@tickytock85
I watch the credits right to the very end bro haha
@viniciusrocha001
Grande obra prima do cinema brasileiro ❤
@55was
After all this years I still love this song and the movie.
A perfect song for hot and lasy summer days.
@arquivosdiversos3318
You should try samba
@romilrh
"Get that chicken! Ahahahaha"
@skyfog_
I came here to listen to the coolest music in the city of God . Love the modern culture that Brasil provides the world. Love the music, love the diversity of your society, love your dances, love your football, love your people, love your passion. Such beauty it makes you cry. Greetings from distant Greece ❤💙 .
@MrTulio0000
Thanks very much for your love!
@VitorAugustoVTR
Oh thank you so much! That was so sweet!! much love from Brazil! ❤
@walleNNN
Komsi