HAPPY NEW YEAR! Wellcome 2012.

This weekend, over 160.000 vehicles are leaving town heading for the coast. At certain moments around 60 cars per minute, and we are too. We'll play in two bars on the street between Capão Novo and Atlântida beaches, being around 10 km one of another. In the middle it is Capão da Canoa. We put the drums , bass & guitar in the car and there we go. The other band members are already there waiting for us.
We'll see the fire festival at the beach, hope it will be marvelous as all years.

Capão Novo,   http://www.google.com.br/search?hl=pt-BR&biw=1024&bih=571&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=cap%C3%A3o+novo+rs&oq=cap%C3%A3o+novo&aq=1&aqi=g3g-S7&aql=&gs_sm=c&gs_upl=106004l111035l0l112862l23l15l0l2l2l0l625l2703l3-3.1.2l7l0 ; we'll be back only next year: monday, 1/2/12.
Atlântida:  http://www.google.com.br/search?hl=pt-BR&biw=1024&bih=571&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=atlantida+rs&btnG=Pesquisar&oq=atlantida+rs&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&gs_sm=s&gs_upl=0l0l0l241886l0l0l0l0l0l0l0l0ll0l0

The freeway: http://www.google.com.br/search?q=rs+freeway+fotos&hl=pt-BR&prmd=imvns&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=6AX-Tq-zLcn_ggfSs5GBAg&sqi=2&ved=0CFkQsAQ&biw=1024&bih=629
Hope you have a good 2012!

Santa was seen here!

He was taking a break, recharging the batteries before continuing his journey around the world. Santa Clau's(Papai Noel) message is that dreams can come true. Happy holidays.

Feliz Navidad, Feliz Natal, Merry Christmas!

Summer/2012 didn't start yet, but everybody's leaving Porto Alegre for the beaches on weekends.

And so do we. We played last weekend in a little city beach we have here called Capão da Canoa: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Tupi_language and they invited us to play the Reveillon there, after midnight, at 2:00, on the first day of 2012.

Images : https://www.google.com/search?q=cap%C3%A3o+da+canoa&hl=en&biw=1024&bih=571&prmd=imvns&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=p4vvTpf3Nu-ssALmh725CQ&sqi=2&ved=0CEYQsAQ
Capão da Canoa:
http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cap%C3%A3o_da_Canoa

SUMMER NEVER ENDS, IT JUST MOVES FROM WHERE IT'S HAPPENING!

Summer is arising here and every year our Christmas and Reveillon are under a hot weather. Porto Alegre has a big river, but on summer we only stay here if we have to work. If you like to catch some waves the deal is to stay at the Atlantic coast. The capital of our next state, Santa Catarina is on an island, they say the magic island, and IT REALLY IS : FLORIANOPOLIS: , http://www.google.com.br/search?q=florianopolis&hl=pt-BR&sa=G&gbv=2&prmd=imvns&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&ei=fOHhTvvxDYWatwfv36XmAw&ved=0CG4QsAQ&biw=1024&bih=571, . The water is warm in summer, and cold in winter. The south region is very different from the north. I've lived with my family in Belem do Pará, in the Amazonia legal, 6.000km from here, and it's like being in another country, reunited under the same nationality. In the north region it's never cold, the weather is always very hot, the whole year. From here I like Torres, Laguna, IMBITUBA: http://www.google.com.br/search?hl=pt-BR&gbv=2&biw=1024&bih=571&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=imbituba&btnG=Pesquisar, GAROPABA: http://www.google.com.br/search?hl=pt-BR&gbv=2&biw=1024&bih=571&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=garopaba&btnG=Pesquisar&oq=garopaba&aq=f&aqi=g1&aql=&gs_sm=s&gs_upl=294248l338195l0l340054l14l11l0l5l5l0l359l967l2-1.2l4l0, CAMBORIU: https://www.google.com/search?q=camboriu&hl=pt-BR&prmd=imvns&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=WmXeTpvJH-Po2AXNnZGzBQ&sqi=2&ved=0CHgQsAQ&biw=1024&bih=571, Praia Brava http://www.google.com.br/search?q=praia+brava+sc&hl=pt-BR&gbv=2&prmd=imvns&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=D9jgTvPbN8je0QH2rJysBw&ved=0CE0QsAQ&biw=1024&bih=571, Itajai, Porto Belo https://www.google.com/search?q=porto+belo&hl=pt-BR&prmd=imvns&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=D2LeToPEO8Gugwfoy9WLBg&sqi=2&ved=0CDkQsAQ&biw=1024&bih=571 , Barra Velha, Laranjeiras, http://www.google.com.br/search?q=laranjeiras+sc&hl=pt-BR&gbv=2&prmd=imvns&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=plDiTsrTGo2ltwfD0NWpBQ&ved=0CCEQsAQ&biw=1024&bih=571 ,Morro dos Conventos http://www.google.com.br/search?hl=pt-BR&gbv=2&biw=1024&bih=571&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=morro+dos+conventos&btnG=Pesquisar&oq=morro+dos+conventos&aq=f&aqi=g8g-S2&aql=&gs_sm=s&gs_upl=206854l214088l0l216213l25l19l0l6l6l0l546l2859l3-5.1.1l8l0, Itapema http://www.google.com.br/search?hl=pt-BR&gbv=2&biw=1024&bih=571&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=itapema&btnG=Pesquisar&oq=itapema&aq=f&aqi=g10&aql=&gs_sm=s&gs_upl=423840l428464l0l430354l22l12l0l0l0l0l547l2578l3-2.3.1l7l0, for those who like naturism: Praia do Pinho, http://www.google.com.br/search?q=praia+do+pinho+em+sc+imagens+fotos&hl=pt-BR&gbv=2&prmd=imvns&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=xEviTqmeEMWTtwfSrsXEBA&ved=0CC0QsAQ&biw=1024&bih=571 ,Guarda do Embaú , http://www.google.com.br/search?q=guarda+do+emba%C3%BA&hl=pt-BR&sa=G&gbv=2&prmd=imvns&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&ei=m0biTvGmGcSJtwe1z-yOBA&ved=0CGMQsAQ&biw=1024&bih=571. They're so beautiful that it's difficult to choose one among them to stay. Florianopolis is the capital of the state of Santa Catarina and it has almost everything. Have a nice weekend .

Elis Regina - Madalena (Ivan Lins)

Elis Regina was born in Porto Alegre and started his career in a local TV program for children ( O Clube do guri- The kids club). She was a "gauchinha" from a working class "barrio". Her first recording was in Porto Alegre when she was sixteen, and then she went to the "center of Brazil"/ south east region, (Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo). She have a daughter with pianist cesarcamargomariano that is also a singer, Maria Rita was 4 years old when Elis passed away, www.maria-rita.com/.

 Português:                                                         English:


Madalena, o meu peito percebeu /  Madalena, my heart realized that
que o mar é uma gota / the sea is a mere water drop
comparado ao pranto meu / if compared to all my weeping
Fique certa, quando o nosso amor desperta /Be sure of one thing: when our love arouses
logo o sol se desespera/ the sun soon gets in despair
e se esconde lá na serra/ and goes hide behind that hill

Madalena, o que é meu não se divide/ Madalena, I don't share my things with anyone

Nem tão pouco se admite/ nor it's allowed to exist someone

Quem do nosso amor duvide/ to doubt of our love

Até a lua se arrisca num palpite: / Even the moon ventures to say a hunch:

Que o nosso amor existe/ Our love exists for sure

forte ou fraco alegre ou triste/ Be it strong or weak, happy or sad

Elis Regina in Porto Alegre before success:

Elis Regina - Madalena - Montreux - 1979

Eclipse em Belo Monte, Michel Blanco via Yahoo! Colunistas

Eclipse em Belo Monte, Michel Blanco via Yahoo! Colunistas:

Dúvida e desinformação rondam o projeto de Belo Monte. Porém, algo é certo: a usina será construída, com ou sem topless de Maitê Proença.