Aquarela do Brasil
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'''"Aquarela do Brasil"''' ('''"[[Watercolor painting|Watercolor]] of [[Brazil]]"'''), also known in [[English language|English]]-speaking countries simply as '''"Brazil"''', is one of the most popular Brazilian songs of all time, written by [[Ary Barroso]] on a pluvious night in [[1939]]. It was first recorded by [[Aracy Cortes]] later that year. This song marked the creation of a new genre, the ''samba-exaltação'' (''Exaltation [[Samba]]''), which was looked upon favorably by the [[History of Brazil (1930-1945)|nationalist dictatorship]] of [[Getúlio Vargas]]. Some people have suggested that the composer was [[kowtow]]ing to the Vargas regime. Although the Barroso family strongly denies it, Ary Barroso is known to have written at least one anti-fascist song, "Salada Mixta," recorded by [[Carmen Miranda]] in October 1938. The song has been successful through the years and has been played in many different styles, from ''[[a cappella]]'' to [[orchestra]]l arrangements.
==Main covers==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Artist
! Album
! Source
|-
| [[1939]]
| [[Francisco Alves]]
|
| [http://br.geocities.com/musicaschiado/AquareladoBrasil.htm]
|-
| [[1947]]
| [[Django Reinhardt]]
| ''[[Quintette du Hot Club de France]]''
|
|-
| [[1957]]
| [[Frank Sinatra]]
| ''[[Come Fly with Me (album)|Come Fly With Me]]''
|
|-
| [[1958]]
| [[Bing Crosby]]
| ''[[Fancy Meeting You Here]]''
|
|-
| [[1960]]
| [[Ray Conniff]]
| ''Say It with Music (A Touch of Latin)''
| [http://wm05.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=&sql=10:0pfqxqt5ldfe]
|-
| [[1963]]
| [[Paul Anka]]
| ''Our Man Around the World''
| [http://wm05.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:0ifqxq95ldde]
|-
| [[1970]]
| [[Antonio Carlos Jobim]]
| ''[[Stone Flower (album)|Stone Flower]]''
| [http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:px3ibka9hakq]
|-
| [[1970]]
| [[Erasmo Carlos]]
| ''Erasmo Carlos & Os Tremendões''
| [http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=&sql=10:j9fixq9dldte]
|-
| [[1975]]
| [[Elis Regina]]
| ''A Arte de Elis Regina''
| [http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=&sql=10:hvfixqwgldke]
|-
| [[1973]]
| [[Banda Eletrica]]
| ''Banda Eletrica''
|-
| [[1975]]
| [[The Ritchie Family]]
| ''Brazil''
|
|-
| [[1976]]
| [[Chet Atkins]]
| ''[[Guitar Monsters]]''
| [http://wm05.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=&sql=10:jjfqxql5ldde]
|-
| [[1976]]
| [[João Gilberto]]
| ''[[Amoroso (album)|Amoroso]]'' (later re-recorded in ''[[Live in Montreux]]'')
| [http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=&sql=10:gpfpxq8hldse]
|-
| [[1980]]
| [[Gal Costa]]
| ''Aquarela do Brasil''
| [http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=&sql=10:0ifyxqlgldde]
|-
| [[1980]]
| [[Simone Bittencourt de Oliveira|Simone]]
| ''Ao Vivo''
| [http://wm05.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=&sql=10:hzfuxql0ld6e]
|-
| [[1987]]
| [[Ney Matogrosso]]
| ''Pescador de Pérolas''
| [http://wm05.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:0zfexq8sldte]
|-
| [[1990]]
| [[Harry Belafonte]]
| ''Around the World with the Entertainers''
| [http://wm05.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:gifwxqlkld6e]
|-
| [[1997]]
| [[Pink Martini]]
| ''[[Sympathique]]''
| [http://wm03.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:jpfoxq8jldfe]
|-
| [[1998]]
| [[Vengaboys]]
| ''To Brazil''
|
|-
| [[1995]]
| [[Dionne Warwick]]
| ''Aquarela do Brazil''
| [http://wm05.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:kpftxq9hldae]
|-
| [[2000]]
| [[Rosemary Clooney]]
| ''Brazil''
| [http://wm05.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=&sql=10:3nfrxq9kldhe]
|-
| [[2002]]
| [[Cornelius (musician)|Cornelius]]
| ''[[Point (album)|Point]]''
|
|-
| [[2004]]
| [[Martinho da Vila]]
| ''Apresenta Mané do Cavaco''
| [http://wm05.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:0pfexqwsldhe]
|-
| [[2005]]
| [[Arcade Fire]]
| "[[Rebellion (Lies)]]" <small>([[B-side]])</small>
|
|-
| [[2005]]
| [[Daniela Mercury]]
| ''[[Balé Mulato]]''
| [http://wm05.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:gxftxqrdldke]
|-
| [[2005]]
| [[Plácido Domingo]]
| ''Lo Essencial de''
| [http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=&sql=10:wjfyxqtsldke]
|}
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*[[Kate Bush]] (for ''[[Brazil (film)|Brazil]]'', though the main title version of the song was performed by [[Geoff Muldaur]])
*[[The Coasters]]
*[[Chick Corea]]
*[[Xavier Cugat]]
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*[[Rosa Passos]]
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*[[The Von Trolley Quartet]]
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==Usage in popular culture==
===Films===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Film
! Director
|-
| [[1942]]
| ''[[Saludos Amigos]]''
| [[Norman Ferguson]], [[Wilfred Jackson]], [[Jack Kinney]], [[Hamilton Luske]], [[Bill Roberts]]
|-
| [[1943]]
| ''[[The Gang's All Here (film)|The Gang's All Here]]''
| [[Busby Berkeley]]
|-
| [[1944]]
| ''[[The Three Caballeros]]''
| [[Norman Ferguson]], [[Clyde Geronimi]], [[Jack Kinney]], [[Bill Roberts]]
|-
| [[1948]]
| ''[[Sitting Pretty (1948 film)|Sitting Pretty]]''
| [[Walter Lang]]
|-
| [[1956]]
| ''[[The Eddy Duchin Story]]''
| [[George Sidney]]
|-
| [[1976]]
| ''[[Silent Movie]]''
| [[Mel Brooks]]
|-
| [[1980]]
| ''[[Stardust Memories]]''
| [[Woody Allen]]
|-
| [[1985]]
| ''[[Brazil (film)|Brazil]]''
| [[Terry Gilliam]]
|-
| [[1998]]
| ''[[There's Something About Mary]]''
| [[Farrelly brothers]]
|-
| [[1999]]
| ''[[Three to Tango]]''
| [[Damon Santostefano]]
|-
| [[2003]]
| ''[[Carandiru (film)|Carandiru]]''
| [[Hector Babenco]]
|-
| [[2003]]
| ''[[Something's Gotta Give (film)|Something's Gotta Give]]''
| [[Nancy Meyers]]
|-
| [[2004]]
| ''[[The Aviator]]''
| [[Martin Scorsese]]
|-
| [[2006]]
| ''[[Sicko]]''
| [[Michael Moore]]
|-
| [[2008]]
| ''[[WALL-E]]''
| [[Andrew Stanton]]
|}
===Television programs===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! TV Series
! Episode
|-
| [[1996]]
| ''[[Dexter's Lab]]''
| "Dimwit Dexter"
|-
| [[2002]]
| ''[[The Simpsons]]''
| "[[Blame it on Lisa]]"
|-
| [[2008]]
| ''[[Eli Stone]]''
| As the show's theme song and during episode previews.
|-
|}
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==References==
# [http://daniellathompson.com/ary/ Ary Barroso, Giant of Brazilian Song]
# [http://daniellathompson.com/ary/aquarela.html Original lyrics, ibid.]
# [http://daniellathompson.com/ary/lista.html English and Spanish translations of the lyrics, ibid.]
# [http://daniellathompson.com/Texts/Ary_Barroso/Salada_Mista.htm The Political Side of Ary Barroso] by Daniella Thompson
==External links==
*[http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=&sql=17:80393 "Aquarela do Brasil"] at [[Allmusic]]
*[http://daniellathompson.com/ary/aquarela.html "Aquarela do Brasil" on "Ary Barroso - The Life and Times of Ary Barroso"]
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| before = "[[Forever Came Today]]" by [[The Jackson 5]]
| title = [[Hot Dance Club Play|''Billboard'' Hot Dance Club Play]] [[List of number-one dance hits (United States)|number-one single]] (The Ritchie Family version)
| years = [[August 20]], [[1975]] - [[September 20]], [[1975]]
| after = "[[Fly, Robin, Fly]]" by [[Silver Convention]]
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