"Coração de Luto" is a song composed by the Brazilian singer and composer

Teixeirinha Teixeirinha (March 3, 1927 - December 4, 1985), given name Vitor Mateus Teixeira, was a Brazilian musician. ''Teixeirinha'' is the diminutive form of the common Brazilian surname of ''Teixeira'', is one of the greatest Brazilian artists, Teixe ...

, the song was recorded by him in

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and in

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it sold 1 million copies, an unprecedented event in the history of music, since at that time no other artist had sold 1 million copies from a single-song album, to this day "Coração de Luto" is one of the most played songs in

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

History

The autobiographical lyrics of the song describe Teixeirinha's sad childhood, and speak mainly of the tragic death of her mother, Ledurina Mateus, who, suffering from epilepsy, fainted over a fire, made by her to burn dry leaves and branches, dying burned in the courtyard of the house. Teixeirinha composed the song in 1959, with the objective of showing the public what happened in his childhood, showing the importance of his mother in people's lives.

Curiosities

Because of the lyrics of this song, television presenter

Flávio Cavalcanti Flávio is a Portuguese language given name, equivalent of Latin Flavius, and Italian and Spanish Flavio. The Portuguese diminutive form is Flavinho. People * Flávio da Silva Amado (1979), better known as Flávio, Angolan footballer *Antônio Flá ...

said that Teixeirinha was making a success at his mother's expense, and renamed the song, pejoratively, Churrasquinho de Mãe. The problem is that this new name ended up sticking, and many even think that, in fact, the song is called Churrasquinho de Mãe. On

Marília Gabriela Marília Gabriela Baston de Toledo (born 31 May 1948), best known as Marília Gabriela or just Gabi, is a Brazilian journalist, TV host, actress, writer, and former singer. Biography Marília began her journalist career in 1969, as an intern ...

's program, for example, the presenter asked the suffering composer: "What's this about barbecues ?" Afflicted by a violent attack of crying, Teixeirinha could barely manage to mumble an explanation for the dubious joke, while the interviewer cowered in shame on the famous sofa. Currently, the single "Coração de Luto" has sold exactly 25 million copies worldwide, being one of the most played songs in

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in the

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, in

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Teixeirinha recorded a version with a new instrumental.

Awards

* 1960 - Gold Record (Single) * 1961 - Gold Record (Album) * 1961 - Chantecler Records Trophy for high sales figures * 1962 - Trophy for 2 million copies sold. * 1962 - Diamond Disk (Album) * 2014 - Azorean music trophy * 2015 - Azorean music trophy

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Coracao de Luto (song) Brazilian folk songs Gaucho culture

History

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