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    Later in his book, Veloso wrote, "We had to rid ourselves of Brazil as we knew it. We had to destroy the Brazil of the nationalists, we had to go deeper and pulverize the image of Brazil as being exclusively identified with Rio." Four decades later, the battle continues, with a perky, rough-hewn figure named Otto taking up the clarion call for a new Brazilian identity. Full Article at PopMatters
    We had to rid ourselves of Brazil as we knew it. We had to destroy the Brazil of the nationalists, we had to go deeper and pulverize the image of Brazil as being exclusively identified with Rio.
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Brazilian Funk and Cuban Soul Heat Up the Northern Climes (Column)
  1. It was true that American music was always competing with the Cuban rumba, the Argentine tango, and the Portuguese fado, even as Brazilian music remained—as it still is—the most consistently popular music in Brazil.
    SOURCE: PopMatters 2 months ago
  2. I started in electronica because it was easier, something you could do quickly and cheaply, and that made it the ideal path.
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