The band´s interesting name did not come about until journalist João Piment… Read Full Bio ↴The band´s interesting name did not come about until journalist João Pimentel, writing for Brazil´s top selling daily paper O Globo, made a reference in one of his articles to the group of musicians that played with Teresa Cristina every Saturday night at the bar Semente, placed in one of Rio´s most bohemian neighborhoods, Lapa. It was in 1998 that Bernardo, João, Pedrinho, Ricardo Cotrim (no longer a member of Semente) and other friends, got together for the first time. Back then, Teresa was selecting repertoire for a tribute show she intended to put together in honor of Brazilian music virtuoso Candeia, and handpicking the musicians. Bernardo, at the time a member of group Acorda Bamba, invited band mate Alexandre Bittencourt (who, in turn, invited other musician pals, including Pedrinho, João and Ricardo) to Teresa´s 30th birthday party. That was when the invitation was formalized and well accepted, prompting a routine of meetings between Teresa and the guys to rehearse Candeia´s repertoire, though, in the end, the show never made it to the stage. Still in that year, Teresa and the boys played together for the first time at a show celebrating the International Women´s Day at the Planetário da Gávea theatre. Their premiere on the pulsating night of Lapa, one of Rio de Janeiro´s musical cribs, took place right after this, when Teresa and the group were invited by a certain well known character "Seu Guaracy", of Portela Samba School, to launch the new night music program at local bar Semente, known as a health food place, up until then. It worked out so well that soon Teresa Cristina and Grupo Semente were being called the "rescuers of Lapa´s night life", that had been going down since the eighties. After becoming a hit band playing at Semente, Teresa and the guys went on to perform at other venues in Lapa, such as carioca da Gema and Centro Cultural Carioca, for an ever growing audience. Media recognition came with the release of the first album, a double tribute to Brazilian idol Paulinho da Viola´s 60th birthday, which won Teresa a couple of awards - "Prêmio Rival BR" and "Prêmio Tim"- as "Best New Artist", and a "Best Samba Album" nomination at the 2003 Latin Grammy´s. After that, many were the invitations that took Teresa and Semente all over Brasil and even to Japan, showing the world all the beauty of the good genuine Brazilian music. In 2004, Teresa, Bernardo, Pedrinho and João welcomed Mestre Trambique, coming to replace Ricardo Cotrim, who was leaving the band, and they went in the studio once again to record the band´s second album "A Vida Me Fez Assim" ("Life has Made Me This Way"), which featured Teresa´s premiere as a songwriter. They gathered an excess of overwhelming reviews, and sold-out theatres on which they performed. On that same year, the band hit the road with the "Projeto Pixininguinha" tour, performing at the main cities of the Northeast of Brazil. In 2005, they performed at the "Brazilian Year" Celebrations in Paris, while recording their fist live CD and DVD, suitably titled: "O Mundo é Meu Lugar" ("The World is My Place").

Fim De Romance
Teresa Cristina Lyrics

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Agora você quer me convencer
Que só queria viver em paz.
Diz que está abandonada
Que a vida não vale nada
Ninguém paga por aquilo que não faz.
Dei amor,casa e comida.
Não jogue a culpa na vida,nem em mim.

Entre nós tudo acabado
Cada um vai pro seu lado.
Nosso amor chegou ao fim
Nosso amor chegou ao fim

Disseram até que eu já remocei.
De tanto não pensar no teu amor.
Seguindo o conselho que lhe dei
Tratei de aliviar a minha dor.
Fim de romance, só resta uma saída
É sapultar o que morreu.

Fechei uma janela em minha vida,

Agora quem não quer você sou eu!
Agora quem não quer você sou eu!

Overall Meaning

In the song "Fim De Romance," the singer is addressing their former lover who is trying to convince them that they only wanted to live in peace. The singer is not convinced and accuses their lover of blaming their troubles on the world and others instead of taking responsibility for their choices. The singer notes that they provided love, shelter, and food, and they refuse to take the blame for their lover's current state. The chorus asserts that the relationship has come to an end and each person will go their separate ways.

In the second verse, the singer recounts how they moved on from the relationship by not thinking about their lover's love and following their own advice to alleviate their pain. The chorus repeats, emphasizing that the relationship is truly over, and only one option is left: to bury what has died. The song ends with a declaration from the singer that they have closed a door in their life and that now they no longer want their former lover.

Line by Line Meaning

Agora você quer me convencer
Now you want to convince me

Que só queria viver em paz.
That you just wanted to live in peace.

Diz que está abandonada
You say you're abandoned

Que a vida não vale nada
That life is worth nothing

Ninguém paga por aquilo que não faz.
No one pays for what they don't do.

Dei amor, casa e comida.
I gave love, home and food.

Não jogue a culpa na vida, nem em mim.
Don't blame life or me.

Entre nós tudo acabado
Between us it's all over

Cada um vai pro seu lado.
Each one goes their own way.

Nosso amor chegou ao fim
Our love has come to an end.

Disseram até que eu já remocei.
They even said that I already got younger.