Musicas Brasilieras (Brazilian Songs)

Now that my Portguese is somewhat decent, I am FINALLY learning some songs in Portuguese! I love the music here! In Minas, the sort of mid-west of Brazil, sertenejo, country is very popular. But its nothing like the country in the United States. Well, not nothing, but its much, much better! I have copied some links to some of the songs I know that I found on YouTube. All of them are sertenejo, except Do Lado de Ca. And don't be fooled, I can only sing the choruses entirely, and a few lines in some songs sprinkled througout the versuses. I also so Parabens para Voce, the Brazilian version of Happy Birthday. Which has lots of versuses and is way more fun to sing than it is in English. Brazilian young people are really in touch with American pop culture and I know people who speak like ten English words but could sing an entire Lady Gaga song! And lots of times, on the radio, for every three Brazilian songs played, one in English is played, too. So I still hear of a lot of the music I did in the United States. And I brought my iPod because I couldn't bear to be away from John (John Mayer, that is, for those of you who don't know me very well, I'm madly in love with not only the music he creates, but also the creator. Ai, que lindo!) for almost a whole year! So, don't just read this and say "Mmmm, how cool, she likes the music". Since I took the time to find the page, copy, and paste, you can take the time to listen. Besides, its good music, so its more like a treat and less like a chore. Enjoy! Tchauzinho!

Eu Amo Noite e Dia
Estrela
Chora Me Liga
Do Lado de Ca

Fotos Demais...

dia de jeca! its a day to make fun of the Brazilians who live on the interior... :)

titi. she makes me laugh every day.

my school uniform!

welcome to cursinho!

where third year students spend four out of five week nights, including friday.

in order to prepare for the vestibular.

look! see, brazilian teenagers really arent that different from the american ones! they text in class, too,

while some of us study...

some of us dont. 

actually, most of us dont.

but after...we go out!

i love my brazilian friends

the cool thing about this old guy is that he was the dj at this party and i asked him to play a song, which he couldnt find. and when i went to this other party in another city, he was the dj there too! and he found the song, rememebered, because i was introduced as "an american", and he played it

Its been a long time since I have posted and a lot has happened!

First of all, I celebrated the city's birthday! It was a holiday, of course, and there was a party, of course. There was a show in the evening in the praca. It was this group of performers who were impersonating famous American artists. I saw, Lady Gaga, Michael Jackson, Shakira, and more. While the dancing and costumes were lovely, the lyrics were another story. Sometimes, especially in the Lady Gaga songs, the singer would go for several lines without ever saying an actual real English word. It was a little funny. And just makes me wonder why they didn't just stick to Brazilian artists, since, after all, we are in Brazil.

I also attended the district youth exchange confrence in Belo Horizonte. It was lots of fun! And no, I didn't take a single picture. I hate pictures, with my entire heart! ODEIO! We spent the night together and did lots of activities. There are forty-eight exchange students in my dristict. I learned about the rules and the trips available. And we got to swim and see some cappoeira. Which is very cool. Its like a dance-martial-arts-type-thing. It was developed by Africans to train for battle and focuses on offense, rather than defense. And then it was practiced by the slaves, I'm not sure, but I think just as a passtime. And then, I don't know why, but it was made illegal by the Brazilian government. And because of its history, some people thought it was a poor people's dance. But now, it is no longer illegal and more people are practicing it. Its super cool. At the confrence, I met kids from all over the whole world. It was super cool. And, not surprisingly, EVERYONE spoke English. It was lots of fun.

This week, I have no school. Its called saco cheio. It basically means I'm tired of doing things and I just want to rest. And yesterday was Dia das Criancas, Kids' Day. It's very widely celebrated here. All the toy stores have big promotions the week before and lots of kids get a present.

Monday or Tuesday, I'm not sure which, I saw a soccer player from the team I cheer for, GALO! It was sooo cool! He was shopping in the super market, wearing these very cool glasses and a hat. He was with another guy. And almost every single person in the store was looking at him! My host mom told me is a very good and important player. So, when he was leaving, I just had to give a little wave. Although, sadly, he didn't return the simple gesture. I found it very exciting though, even if he didn't wave!

And I think that is about it. Tchau gente!