So people don’t seem to realize that Brazil isn’t entirely beaches and palm trees. Only a very small portion of the country is beach, most of it is interior, which happens to be where I am! My region is the farming region of Brazil. Mineiros itself IS a farm town. We have tractors and horses walk down the streets and most of the fresh food I eat was grown within a two hour radius of my house. That being said, it shouldn’t come as a surprise to you that we have our own little version of country music aka SERTANEJO! (ser-tah-ney-joh). It is played everywhere, at all hours of the day, at all volumes. When a new sertanejo song comes out it can be compared to a new song like “Airplanes” or “Love the Way You Lie” where everyone has heard it before, most know the artist, and the vast majority of people enjoy it, but may not necessarily want to admit it. It’s very popular to have sertanejo shows at parties and town celebrations where they play covers of all the top ten country songs in Brazil and sometimes mix in a few country style covers of Kings of Leon or the Black Eyed Peas. Pretty much, I’m in love with it. And no, I don’t feel ashamed for loving the Top Twenty Country in Brazil. Part of the experience, right? ;)
So for all of you who feel like becoming a little more international in your music taste, here are some seriously addicting sertanejo songs for you:
Sem Esse Coração (Translation: Without This Heart) – João Bosco & Vinícius
Amo Noite e Dia (I Love Day and Night) – Jorge & Mateus
Meteoro (Meteor) – Luan Santana
Curtição – João Bosco & Vinícius
Chora, Me Liga (Cry, Call Me) – João Bosco & Vinícius
(As you may have noticed, I really love João Bosco & Vinícius…)
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