Grande Rio Samba School in Rio de Janeiro´s Carnival did a great parade this year. The samba school from Duque de Caxias region known to host several showbiz celebrities, ended up at the 5th position, out of the 12 samba schools of the Especial Group. Below you will see the Grande Rio´s 2009 explanation of the parade theme and some of the photos of
Grande Rio Samba School 2009 parade.
In 2009,
G.R.E.S. Acadêmicos do Grande Rio will honor the “Year of France in Brazil.” Our intention is to consolidate the fraternal relationship between the two countries, which was fundamental for the construction of Brazil’s identity as a nation. Through the arts, science, technology, education and culture in general, France has always been present in our country.
In 2005, the “
Year of Brazil in France” was celebrated, honoring Brazilians with many events and cultural activities and providing the French an insight of our artistic diversity. In 2009, it is our turn to receive many cultural and artistic activities from France. By honoring back, we will show to Brazilians the importance of this nation, and will renew our ties to it.
There’s nothing like carnaval, the biggest spectacle on Earth, to be the stage of this big confraternization party.
Grande Rio through the theme “Voila Caxias! Para sempre Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité, Merci Beaucoup Brésil! Não Tem de Quê!” plans to praise the several years of French presence in Brazil.
THE SUN THAT ILUMINATES THE COURT ---> Click the link to watch the
Grande Rio Video
Free your imagination because
Grande Rio invites you to dance! Give yourself to this inebriate and luxurious party of the most exuberant court of all times, the court of the Sun King. The fireworks illuminate the gardens of Versailles. Taste this court’s best wines and champagnes served in the most refined crystal glasses. The setting is the majestic room of mirrors of Palais du Soleil. In this place of unique beauty, images of the great characters of French history are part of a big and timeless ludic delirium. Look at Marie Antoinette, Louis XVI, Madame du Barry and Madame de Pompadour. The host of this party is Louis XIV, the king who shone like the Sun.
It is in this seducing and fascinating Bal Masqué of kings and queens, dukes and duchesses where our story will begin. The rotation of the mirrors in the grandiose room sparkles not only the reflections of the big chandeliers, but also opens the gates for the wonders of the unknown Terra Brasilis.
THE WONDERS OF A LAND CALLED BRAZIL
… And France became fascinated by Brazil. This is no surprise for it effervesced with abundant and exuberant animals and plants, as Jean Lérry described. His writings about Brazil captured in a unique way our natural beauties. In a way, his eyes were the eyes of France. The first surprise happened in the trip to Brazil when shoals of fish flew outside the water! After landing, the pictorial beauty of the Tupinambá Indians seduced his eyes. The exotic birds and the colors of the tropical fruits added to the enchantment. But the natural beauties were not the only reason for the enchantment… The wood used to give color was object of greed, for gaining its commercial monopoly meant huge profits. The French found the solution to explore Pau-Brasil by offering the Indians objects of low value, such as mirrors, necklaces, combs and beads.
Besides the natural wonders and the possibility of profits by exploring Pau-Brasil, the sensuality of our female Indians almost shattered the French dream of establishing settlements. The Antarctic France almost turned into a nightmare! Even carrying some controversy, this contact with the French was a pleasure! It was because of it that Rio appeared. The possibility of losing territory for Villegaignon forced the Sás clan to drive the danger away. After the French exit, the city of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro was founded in March 1st of 1565.
THE LIGHT OF A NEW TIME
This contact between France in Brazil generated more benefits than the few “dimes” pocketed by the French Monarchy with the smuggling of Pau-Brasil. The life experience of Indians helped to shape the political grounds of France and served as foundation for the French Revolution. In other words, the liberty, equality and fraternity of our Tupinambás were turned by the writings of Montaigne into the sans culottes’ motto Liberté Egalité e Fraternité.
The dreams of an eccentric queen, added to the privileges of a secular clergy, resulted in the dissatisfaction of a social circle. The Third French Estate, which included the bourgeoisie and ordinary citizens, rebelled against such privileges. The Revolution was created.
The French Revolution , seen by
Grande Rio Samba School , irradiated as a light beam to other places. If at first it had not been enough to deflagrate strong movements like the one from July 14th of 1789, at least it showed that things could change. In the 18th century Minas Gerais, the revolutionary light inspired Conjuração Mineira (Minas Conspiracy), which fought for change in the order of the province. In Bahia of All Saints, the revolutionary French ideals were absorbed by the popular classes. The Conjuração Baiana, also known as the Revolt of the Tailors, united around ideas of equality a mass of rights deprived individuals: ex-slaves, soldiers, tailors and many more. These were the reflections of the French Revolution in Brazil, where the ideals of liberty guided a people, like Eugéne Delacroix portrayed with subliminal inspiration.
ART AS MISSION
The French Revolution and its aftermath forced a great number of artists to migrate, carrying with them the new artistic trends of the 19th century: The Neoclassicism.
This same revolution forced out of its territory an entire court. D. João moved to Brazil and took his court, with its habits and customs. In the colony, these people did not find a friendly environment, but destiny started to play in favor of these “castaways.” D. João had open doors for the French Artistic Mission. The kingdom was going to have refinement, and the artists were going to have a lot to portray.
Among the artists, sculptors, architects and painters, was Jean-Baptiste Debret. He was able to masterfully variegate the mulatto essence of this tropical colony. In his canvas, the only thing not captured was the sounds of this crossbred court in America, the first and only in world history! The French missionary art made flourish in 19th century Brazil the taste for European sophistication. Starting with the French mission, the foundations of Escola de Belas Artes (School of Fine Arts) were laid, which consolidated the base for the construction of more national arts!
FROM CARIOCA PARIS TO ETERNAL PARIS
19th century Rio de Janeiro was inspired by Paris! Ouvidor Street was the center of this. It was through this address that fashion and many other customs from Paris were spread out to the city. However, if the French presence at the Ouvidor wasn’t able to satisfy the will of many to be in French territory, there was the possibility of imagining. Those who frequented the neighborhood crossed an imaginary arch that took them to triumphant Paris.
Now, in the City of Lights it’s possible to face its many monuments. It’s possible to take a break for the exercise of eating good food and dream about different topics at the charming cafés as the profusion of blurry colors of the French sunset announces the arrival of the evening. The lights of Paris are alone worthy the trip. Being all this fruit of the imagination, let’s enjoy the luxuriant essence of cabarets, especially the magic and magnificence of Moulin Rouge. It seduces through the provoking architecture and the great spectacles it features.
Video of Suzana Vieira Actress as a Grande Rio Highlight
STEPS TOWARDS THE FUTURE
France, through its wonders, seduced Pereira Passos and his crew of architects, engineers and sanitarists to put in place urbanistic reforms in 20th century Rio de Janeiro. Passos, mayor at the time, revolutionized the architecture of the Brazilian capital.
Belle Époque dressed the republican capital with glamour and sophistication. Rio gained European, particularly French, vibe. To take a walk in the city was almost like doing the same in Paris, given the amount of boulevards and enlarged streets. Maybe the only difference was that it was hotter than Paris. This is why during the initial stage of the Republic Rio de Janeiro was known as
“Paris of the Tropics”.
One of the examples of this influence was the construction of Teatro Municipal do Rio de Janeiro (Municipal Theatre of Rio de Janeiro), building entirely inspired in Ópera de Paris which served to offer more artistic and cultural opportunities to the city’s a rising bourgeoisie.
However, we cannot forget that despite being seduced by France, Brazilians seduced the eyes of the word with the “flying machine” having as their setting French territory. Yes, Santos Dumont’s 14 Bis encouraged the search for new paths for development.
Today, France is flying higher than in the past. The intellectual universe made of respected icons caught the attention of the world and showed the evolution of this nation. Since then, it sough restlessly new technologies, scientific improvement and new architectonic concepts, serving as inspiration and help for many other nations.
VOILA, CAXIAS
It’s about time for confraternization. Let’s grab our three colored flags and go to the great Praça de La Concorde do samba, known as Marquês de Sapucaí. There is no better place to celebrate the union between France and Brazil, which has existed since the early stages of our country. Let’s mix the colors of our flags to create the flag of the union of these two people, which are different in many aspects but are united under the ideals of liberty and equality.
Below, the official
Grande Rio´s Theme Logo
Go Caxias, to the victory! Let’s be inspired by the revolutionary from Marseille to fight for a place in the top positions of samba. Let the chords of the great French triumphs from the past be mixed with our exciting beats to result in an ode to exaltation!
Open passage because the party will get started. There’s nothing like carnival to ratify this union, for carnival exists in France as well. Sapucaí and Nice are intertwined by a spectacle of colors, confetti and lights! French people wearing masks hold hands with the Brazilian swing to parade and together celebrate this old and promising relationship!
In the Year of France in Brazil, it’s up to us, Caxienses and Brazilians, to honor this country which has inspired us with ideals, habits and forms. Many years still lie ahead of us. With them, the fraternity of these two nations will be perpetuated.
Above,
Paola Oliveira Carnival Muse</b> and Grande Rio Flag
Vive la France! Viva o Brasil!
Carnaval Designer: Cahê Rodrigues
Colaboration and Research: Hiram Araújo
Rio-de-Janeiro is celebrating today it´s 444th founding anniversary. The wonder city was founded by founded by Estácio de Sá in 1565, its name comes from an earlier comment made by André Gonçalves, commander of the expedition responsible for surveying the land discovered by Cabral. On January1, 1502 he discovered an estuary that he thought must be the mouth of a great river, and called it
Rio-de-Janeiro January River.
Paying a tribute to this special date,
Belavista-Rio will publish a special report about “Aguas de Março” – “Waters of March”, one of Tom Jobim´s favorite songs. Tom Jobim was a true
Carioca.
Waters of March" (Portuguese: "Águas de Março") is a Brazilian song composed by Antonio Carlos Jobim who write the famous
The Girl from Ipanema, wrote both the English and Portuguese lyrics. When writing the English lyrics, Jobim endeavoured to avoid words with Latin roots resulting in the English version having more verses than the Portuguese. Another way in which the English lyrics differ from the Portuguese is that the English version treats March from the perspective of an observer in the northern hemisphere. In this context, the waters are the "waters of defrost" in contrast to the rains referenced in the original Portuguese, marking the end of summer and the beginning of the colder season in the southern hemisphere
In 2001, "Águas de Março" was named as the all-time best Brazilian song in a poll of more than 200 Brazilian journalists, musicians and other artists conducted by Brazil's leading daily newspaper, Folha de São Paulo.
Below, a photo of Frank Sinatra and
Tom Jobim:
The song lyrics, originally written in Portuguese, do not tell a story, but rather present a series of images that form a collage; nearly every line starts with "É..." ("[It] is...").
In both the Portuguese and English versions aquas de marco antonio carlos jobim lyrics "it" is a stick, a stone, a sliver of glass, a scratch, a cliff, a knot in the wood, a fish, a pin, the end of the road," and many other things, although some specific references to Brazilian culture (festa da cumeeira, garrafa de cana), flora (peroba do campo) and folklore (Matita Pereira) were intentionally omitted from the English version, perhaps with the goal of providing a more universal perspective. All these details swirling around the central metaphor of "the waters of March" can give the impression of the passing of daily life and its continual, inevitable progression towards death, just as the rains of March mark the end of a Brazilian summer. Both sets of lyrics speak of the water being "the promise of life," perhaps allowing for other, more life-affirming interpretations, and the English contains the additional phrases "the joy in your heart" and the "promise of spring," a seasonal reference that would be more relevant to most of the English-speaking world.
Aquas de Marco Antonio Carlos Jobim TABS:
The inspiration for
aquas de marco antonio carlos jobim lyrics comes from
Rio-de-Janeiro s rainiest month. March is typically marked by sudden storms with heavy rains and strong winds that cause flooding in many places around the city. The lyrics and the music have a constant downward progression much like the water torrent from those rains flowing in the gutters, which typically would carry sticks, stones, bits of glass, and almost everything and anything. The orchestration creates the illusion of the constant descending of notes much like Shepard tones.
Free
MP3 Download of: "Aquas de Março - Tom Jobim Song"
The song was used by Coca-Cola for a jingle in the mid-1980s concurrent with the "Coke is it!" campaign, which run until 1988, and is currently the track for a 2008 British Gas advert in the UK and in Italy. In the Philippines, it was also used in the early 90s as the soundtrack for an advertising campaign for the newly developed Ayala Center
Composer-guitarist Oscar Castro-Neves relates that Jobim told him that writing in this kind of stream of consciousness was his version of therapy and saved him thousands in psychoanalysis bills.
Prof. Charles A. Perrone, an authority on contemporary Brazilian popular music (MPB), wrote about the song in his doctoral dissertation (1985), an abridged version of which was published in Brazil as Letras e Letras da MPB (1988). He notes such sources for the song as the folkloric samba-de-matuto and a classic poem of pre-Modernist Brazilian literature.
Above, nice picture from Camafunga - Flickr
Below, aquas de marco antonio carlos jobim lyrics in Portuguese:
Águas de Março - Letra -
TOM JOBIM
É pau, é pedra, é o fim do caminho
é um resto de toco, é um pouco sozinho
é um caco de vidro, é a vida, é o sol
é a noite, é a morte, é um laco, é o anzol
é peroba do campo, é o nó da madeira
cainga, candeia, é o Matita Pereira
É madeira de vento, tombo da ribanceira
é o mistério profundo
é o queira ou nao queira
é o vento ventando, é o fim da ladeira
é a viga, é o vao, festa da cumeeira
é a chuva chovendo, é conversa ribeira
das aguas de marco, é o fim da canseira
é o pé, é o chao, é a marcha estradeira
passarinho na mao, pedra de atiradeira
Uma ave no céu, uma ave no chao
é um regato, é uma fonte
é um pedaco de pao
é o fundo do poco, é o fim do caminho
no rosto o desgosto, é um pouco sozinho
É um estrepe, é um prego
é uma ponta, é um ponto
é um pingo pingando
é uma conta, é um conto
é um peixe, é um gesto
é uma prata brilhando
é a luz da manha, é o tijolo chegando
é a lenha, é o dia, é o fim da picada
é a garrafa de cana, o estilhaco na estrada
é o projeto da casa, é o corpo na cama
é o carro enguicado, é a lama, é a lama
é um passo, é uma ponte
é um sapo, é uma ra
é um resto de mato, na luz da manha
sao as aguas de marco fechando o verao
é a promessa de vida no teu coracao
É pau, é pedra, é o fim do caminho
é um resto de toco, é um pouco sozinho
é uma cobra, é um pau, é Joao, é José
é um espinho na mao, é um corte no pé
sao as aguas de marco fechando o verao
é a promessa de vida no teu coracao
É pau, é pedra, é o fim do caminho
é um resto de toco, é um pouco sozinho
é um passo, é uma ponte
é um sapo, é uma ra
é um belo horizonte, é uma febre terca
sao as aguas de marco fechando o verao
é a promessa de vida no teu coracao
É pau, é pedra, é o fim do caminho
é um resto de toco, é um pouco sozinho
É pau, é pedra, é o fim do caminho
é um resto de toco, é um pouco sozinho
Pau, pedra, fim do caminho
resto de toco, pouco sozinho
Pau, pedra, fim do caminho,
resto de toco, pouco sozinho.
Below the English Version: “aquas de marco antonio carlos jobim lyrics”
Waters of March : English Version: “Aquas de Marco Antonio Carlos Jbim Lyrics”
A stick, a stone,
It's the end of the road,
It's the rest of a stump,
It's a little alone
It's a sliver of glass,
It is life, it's the sun,
It is night, it is death,
It's a trap, it's a gun
The oak when it blooms,
A fox in the brush,
A knot in the wood,
The song of a thrush
The wood of the wind,
A cliff, a fall,
A scratch, a lump,
It is nothing at all
It's the wind blowing free,
It's the end of the slope,
It's a beam, it's a void,
It's a hunch, it's a hope
And the river bank talks
of the waters of March,
It's the end of the strain,
The joy in your heart
The foot, the ground,
The flesh and the bone,
The beat of the road,
A slingshot's stone
A fish, a flash,
A silvery glow,
A fight, a bet,
The range of a bow
The bed of the well,
The end of the line,
The dismay in the face,
It's a loss, it's a find
A spear, a spike,
A point, a nail,
A drip, a drop,
The end of the tale
A truckload of bricks
in the soft morning light,
The shot of a gun
in the dead of the night
A mile, a must,
A thrust, a bump,
It's a girl, it's a rhyme,
It's a cold, it's the mumps
The plan of the house,
The body in bed,
And the car that got stuck,
It's the mud, it's the mud
Afloat, adrift,
A flight, a wing,
A hawk, a quail,
The promise of spring
And the riverbank talks
of the waters of March,
It's the promise of life
It's the joy in your heart
A stick, a stone,
It's the end of the road
It's the rest of a stump,
It's a little alone
A snake, a stick,
It is John, it is Joe,
It's a thorn in your hand
and a cut in your toe
A point, a grain,
A bee, a bite,
A blink, a buzzard,
A sudden stroke of night
A pin, a needle,
A sting, a pain,
A snail, a riddle,
A wasp, a stain
A pass in the mountains,
A horse and a mule,
In the distance the shelves
rode three shadows of blue
And the riverbank talks
of the waters of March,
It's the promise of life
in your heart, in your heart
A stick, a stone,
The end of the road,
The rest of a stump,
A lonesome road
A sliver of glass,
A life, the sun,
A knife, a death,
The end of the run
And the riverbank talks
of the waters of March,
It's the end of all strain,
It's the joy in your heart.
Note: You will note that the English translation of Aquas de Marco
antonio carlos jobim lyrics” is longer than the original Portuguese version. Jobim added lyrics to the song when it made the transition to English. If you speak Portuguese, you will also notice that some of the English lyrics bear no resemblance to the original lyrics. For example, the beautiful fourth stanza more properly translates to "It is wood that resists the wind, the falls of the riverbank, it's the profound mystery, it's wanting or not wanting." You can find more faithful (but perhaps less lyrical) translations, such as this one or this one. In each case, however, both the original lyrics and translations are flawed. Regarding the original lyrics, trust those offered at the Jobim fan site (which are the ones offered on this page).
This translation is a little better, (and you can read about the results of selecting the best Brazilian song of all time ... guess first, of course). Regrettably, no translation can do justice to the original lyrics. You've just got to learn Portuquese
At the 2009 Carnival in Brazil, we had several gorgeous women that could be considered the very top carnival muses after the festivity was over. These include Viviane Araújo, Drum Queen for Salgueiro Samba School – Champion of the Rio de Janeiro Carnival, Luma de Oliveira Drum Queen for Portela, for returning to the Sambadrome with 44 years, and Rayssa de Oliveira, the 18 year old Brazilian beauty from Beija-Flor Samba School, who supposedly charmed the famous singer Roberto Carlos.
But today we will describe a new carnival muse that dazzled most carnival journalists, muse experts and the public in general: the
marvelous Shayene Cesário.
Shayene Cesário is a 23 years old model and law student born in Rio de Janeiro. The lovely brazilian brunette has indigenous, European, and Afro-Brazilian roots, which clearly constructed that extraordinary look. Shayene was raised in the traditional São Carlos neighborhood and started to parade at the early age of 8 with Estácio de Sá Samba School in Rio. After being considered a muse for the soccer team “Botafogo”, one of her other passions,
Shayene Cesario found about Carnival Queen and Princess Contest promoted by RIOTUR, by a friend. Shayene rightfully enrolled at the conquest since she knew she had a good “samba dance routine” and loved carnival too.
Above Shayene Cesario at São Paulo´s Sambadrome...
When the Official Rio de Janeiro Queen and Princess Contest was over, September 26th, Shayene Cesário could never imagine she would be crowned the Official Rio de Janeiro Carnival Princess, winning over 12 other contenders. The other winners of the contest were: in first place Jessica Maia, Rio de Janeiro Carnival Queen; 29 year old Milton Rodrigues as "Rei Momo"; Momo King, and Charlene Costa as Rio de Janeiro 2nd Princess.
Below, the Muse had been compared to Luiza Brunet, because of her dark hair, height and eyes...
The decision was made by a judging panel that considered several attributes for the final scores, including samba dance abilities, overall charisma, sympathy, body elegance and facial expressions. The samba choreography was organized by the renowned Lucinha Nobre, Flag Bearer from Unidos da Tijuca Samba School.
Sheyene showing all her samba dance in contest;...
As part of her attributes of Official Rio de Janeiro Carnival Princess, Shayene Cesário had to participate in a series of carnival balls, visit several samba rehearsal promoted by traditional samba schools like Unidos da Tijuca, Mangueira, Salgueiro, Portela, together with the other members of the carnival court in Rio: Jessica Maia – Carnival Queen and Momo King Milton Rodrigues.
Those who think this marketing pampering campaign is just posing may be unadvised: The carnival promotion marathon is extremely strenuous and fatiguing. As an example of a classic carnival promotional event, the Rio de Janeiro Mayor hands the “city´s keys” to Carnival court and officially opens the carnival festivity.
But who said the <
b> Brazil Muse Shayene Cesario is only appealing to the eyes? Shayene is finishing her Law School and will become a full lawyer in one year. The Rio Carnival Muse worked for two years as an intern at the Public Attorney in Rio, where she had a good chance to learn a bit of the profession’s routine.
What a nice smile Shayene...
To maintain the amazing fit
, Shayene Cesário works out everyday and also practices martial arts. Shayene Cesário has nearly perfect measures: 5.74 feet (1, 75 m ) and 143 pounds ( 65 kg) in a proportional waist line. Apart from parading in Rio´s Sambadrome, Shayene also paraded in São Paulo, where she enjoyed great success.
Finally, after Rio´s Carnival was over, some Brazilian press news agencies have speculated the Brazilian brunette is almost concluding a deal with a famous men´s magazine, for a sensual editorial. I am sure
Shayene Cesario will be one of Brazil´s 2009 next celebrity for everything she represents: her simple ways, her friendly smile, her colorful ethnic background and spontaneous personality.
Good luck Shayene in 2009 and congratulations for your samba roots! Please see below some of Shayene Cesario´s photos in carnival shoots!
Finally above, the carnival muse deserves a beer...
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