Música sertaneja () or sertanejo () is a music style that had its origins in the countryside of Brazil in the 1920s.Música Sertaneja
– Dicionário Cravo Albin da Música Popular Brasileira Its contemporary developments made it the most popular music style in 2000s and 2010s Brazil, particularly throughout the southern/southeastern and center-western countryside Brazil. Subgenres include ''sertanejo raiz'', ''sertanejo romântico'', and ''

sertanejo universitário Música sertaneja () or sertanejo () is a music style that had its origins in the countryside of Brazil in the 1920s.

''. Sertanejo songs have been, since the 1990s, the most played music genre on Brazilian radio, constantly topping the Brazilian music charts. Additionally, from 2000 to 2003 and since 2009, música sertaneja albums have been granted a specific category at the

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. Many sertanejo artists are duos, at times formed by siblings, typically singing vocal harmonies, especially

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s, and employing frequent

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. Men have traditionally dominated the scene, although some women such as

Paula Fernandes Paula Fernandes de Souza (; born August 28, 1984, in Sete Lagoas, Minas Gerais) is a Brazilian singer, songwriter and arranger. In 2011 she was one of the most searched people on Google Brazil. She won a Latin Grammy Awards for her album ''Ama ...

, and Maria Cecília, and

Simone & Simaria Simone & Simaria (sometimes written as Simone e Simaria) was a Brazilian musical duo consisting of Brazilian-born sisters Simone Mendes Rocha Diniz (born May 24, 1984 in Uibaí) and Simaria Mendes Rocha Escrig (born June 16, 1982 in Uibaí). In ...

have achieved mainstream success in the 21st century. A subgenre, called "

sertanejo universitário Música sertaneja () or sertanejo () is a music style that had its origins in the countryside of Brazil in the 1920s.

" (college sertanejo), has developed from the mid-2000s on, consisting of a more stripped-down, acoustic-oriented use of the guitars influenced by Western pop music. It has grown very popular among Brazilian youth nationwide and has dominated the sertanejo scene.

Background

"Sertanejo" is derived from

sertão The ''sertão'' (, plural ''sertões'') is the "hinterland" or "backcountry". In Brazil, it refers both to one of the four sub-regions of the Northeast Region of Brazil (similar to the specific association of " outback" with Australia in Englis ...

, a general term for rural backlands away from coastal metropolitan regions, although sertão itself is also often used in a narrow sense referring to the interior away from the

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. Sertanejo differs from the

caipira A Caipira () is an ethnic group native to Paulistânia, cultural area in Brazil, the term "''caipira''", of origin in the Paulista General language, probably influenced by the terms "''kai'pira''", "''ka'apir''", "''ka'a pora''" or "''kopira'' ...

culture, specifically originating in the area that comprises the states of

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, Minas Gerais, Goias, Mato Grosso,

Mato Grosso do Sul Mato Grosso do Sul () is one of the Midwestern states of Brazil. Neighboring Brazilian states are (from north clockwise) Mato Grosso, Goiás, Minas Gerais, São Paulo and Paraná. It also borders the countries of Paraguay, to the southwest, and ...

and Paraná. "Música caipira" or "música sertaneja" refers to the music that is composed and performed in rural areas, like the old '

moda de viola Pagode is a type of Brazilian country-folk traditional style of music. It is also known as Cipó Preto (black liana), Pagode caipira (rural pagode) or Pagode sertanejo (folk pagode). Sertanejo means anything that comes from the back-country, outbac ...

'. The instruments used by solo musicians or duos are typical of colonial Brazil, such as the

viola caipira The ''viola caipira'', often simply ''viola'', ( Portuguese for ''country guitar'') is a Brazilian ten-string guitar with five courses of strings arranged in pairs. It was introduced in the state of São Paulo, where it is widely played as the ...

(guitar) .

First era

It was at the end of the 1920s that Brazilian country music as we know it today came into being. It was born from recordings made by journalist and writer

Cornélio Pires Cornélio Pires (July 13, 1884 in Tietê – February 17, 1958 in São Paulo) was a journalist, writer, and Brazilian folklorist. Cornélio Pires was the most important studious of the country man, he understood him, and was the first to launch, ...

of "tales" and fragments of traditional songs in the interior of the state of

in the countryside of

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, north and west of Paraná, Goiás and

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southeast. At the time of these pioneering recordings, the genre was known as ''música caipira'', whose lyrics evoke the lifestyle of the country man (often in opposition to man's life in the city) and the bucolic beauty of the landscape and romantic countryside (currently this type of composition is classified as "sertanejo de raiz" (''roots sertanejo''), with emphasized words in daily life and manner of singing). Beyond Cornelio Pires and his "Caipira Gang" stood out in this trend, recording at a later time, duo Mandi and Sorocabinha, Alvarenga and Ranchinho, and Florencio Torres, Tonico and Tinoco, Vieira and Vieirinha, among others, and popular songs like "Sergio Forero", by Cornelio Pires, "Bonde Camarão" by Cornelio Pires and Mariano, "Sertão do Laranjinha" by Pires and Ariovaldo and "Cabocla Teresa", by João Pires and Ariovaldo Pacifico.

Second era

A new phase in the history of sertanejo music began after the Second World War, with the addition of new styles (of duets with various intervals and the mariachi-style), genres (initially ''guarânia'' and Paraguayan polka, and later, the Mexican ''corrido'' and ''ranchera'') and instruments (such as the accordion and harp). The theme gradually shifted to love and romance, however, a certain autobiographical character was kept. Some highlights of this era were the duos Cascatinha e Inhana, Irmãs Galvão, Irmãs Castro, Sulino e Marrueiro,

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, the trio Luizinho, Limeira e Zezinha (launchers of music campeira) and singer

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(adapter guarânia ~ Brazil) . Throughout the 1970s, the duo Milionário & Jose Rico systematized the use of elements of traditional Mexican mariachi with violin and trumpet flourishes to fill spaces between sentences and strokes of the glottis which produces a sobbing voice. Other names, such as duo Pena Branca & Xavantinho, followed the ancient tradition of rustic, while the singer

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innovated by fusing the genre with samba, coco and calango de roda.

Third era

The introduction of the electric guitar and pop music influences by duo Leo Canhoto e Robertinho in the late 1960s marked the start of modern sertanejo music. One member of the

Jovem Guarda Jovem GuardaJovem Guarda translates literally as "young guard". It could be interpreted as "vanguard". was primarily a Brazilian musical television show first aired by Rede Record in 1965, although the term soon expanded to designate the entire ...

musical movement, singer Sergio Reis switched from pop to sertanejo in the 1970, which contributed to a wider acceptance of the genre.

Renato Teixeira Renato Teixeira de Oliveira (born May 20, 1945) is a Brazilian singer-songwriter. He is a representative of sertanejo music and folk rock, linked to the ''caipira'' culture and dialect. Teixeira is the author of several hit songs including " Rom ...

was another important artist in this period. At that time sertanejo music was usually performed in circuses, rodeos, and AM radio stations. Early as the 1980s, this penetration extended to FM radio and also on television – either in weekly programs on Sunday morning or even making it into soap operas soundtracks or special one-off TV programs. During the 1980s, there was a mass commercial exploitation of sertanejo, coupled in some cases, to a rereading of international hits and even the Jovem Guarda's. In this new romantic trend of country music countless artists emerged, almost always in pairs, among which, Trio Parada Dura,

Chitãozinho & Xororó Chitãozinho & Xororó () are a Brazilian sertanejo duo. Chitãozinho is the stage name of José Lima Sobrinho and Xororó of Durval de Lima. Their music, which combines traditional Brazilian ''caipira'' with pop, was instrumental in establishing ...

Leandro e Leonardo Leandro e Leonardo were a Brazilian '' sertanejo'' duo. The two brothers (third and fourth of eight siblings), Leandro (born Luiz José da Costa, August 15, 1961–June 23, 1998) and Leonardo (Emival Eterno da Costa, born July 25, 1963), were from ...

, Zeze Di Camargo e Luciano, Chrystian & Ralf, João Paulo & Daniel, Chico Rey & Parana,

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, Gian and Giovani, Rick & Renner, Gilberto e Gilmar, Alan e Aladim, along with some female singers, such as

Roberta Miranda Roberta Miranda, artistic name of Maria Albuquerque Miranda, from João Pessoa, Paraiba, Brazil is a Brazilian singer. She is the fourth best-selling female artist in Brazil behind Rita Lee (55 million), Xuxa (33 million) and Maria Be ...

, Aula Miranda and Nalva Aguiar. Some of the successes of this phase are "Fio de Cabelo", by Marciano and Darci Rossi, "Apartmento 37 ", Leo Canhoto, "Pense em Mim, " Douglas in May, "Entre Tapas e Beijos", Nilton Lamas and Antonio Bueno and "Evidências", by Jose Augusto and

Paulo Sérgio Valle Paulo Sérgio Kostenbader Valle (born August 6, 1940) is a Brazilian composer and lyricist. Career Valle started his career as part of the bossa nova trend when, with his brother Marcos Valle, he composed " Samba de Verão", which became one ...

. Against this trend of more commercial country music, names like the duo Pena Branca e Xavantinho reappeared, adapting to the language of MPB success of guitars, and new artists emerged like Almir Sater, a sophisticated guitar player, who moved among the styles of guitar and the blues. In the following decade, a new generation of sertanejo artists, including Roberto Correa,

Ivan Vilela Ivan Vilela (born August 28, 1962 in Itajubá, Minas Gerais) is a Brazilian composer, arranger, researcher, teacher and ''viola caipira'' player. Ivan Vilela is currently a professor at the ECA - School of Communication and Arts of the Universi ...

, Pereira da Viola, and Chico Lobo e Miltinho Edilberto, emerged who were willing to reunite the caipira traditions. The recording industry therefore launched a similar movement in the 2000s called ''sertanejo universitário'', with names like Marcos & Leo, Joao Bosco & Vinicius, César Menotti & Fabiano,

Jorge & Mateus Jorge & Mateus is a musical duo and one of the most famous interpreters of sertanejo music. The duo is composed of Goiás, Brazil-based vocalists Jorge Alves Barcelos (born August 27, 1982) and Mateus Pedro Liduário de Oliveira (born July 15, ...

, Victor & Leo, Fernando & Sorocaba, Marcos & Belutti,

João Neto & Frederico João Neto & Frederico are a pair of country music singers formed by Brazilian João Neto Nunes (Goiânia, August 12, 1979) and Frederico Augusto Silva Nunes (Goiânia, March 11, 1982). Coming from the country music university, they released the ...

. As this movement wins more supporters, the market formerly focused on that the advent of sertanejo artists and duos in Goias state, has today elected new idols in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul such as

Luan Santana Luan Rafael Domingos Santana (; born 13 March 1991) is a Brazilian singer-songwriter. His first live album was a bestseller throughout 2010, selling over 100,000 copies. Early life Santana was born on March 13, 1991, in Campo Grande (MS). He fi ...

and Maria Cecilia & Rodolfo. However, Goiás has not failed to reveal big names on the national scene, it appeared the aforementioned

and João Neto e Frederico. Not to mention the artists linked to the more massive sertanejo of the previous decade, as Guilherme & Santiago,

Bruno & Marrone Bruno & Marrone are a Brazilian sertanejo duo from Goiânia, formed in 1988 by singers Bruno (vocals and guitar) and Marrone (vocals, guitar and accordion). Bruno (b. Vinicius Felix de Miranda, 1969) performed for a decade as a solo musician be ...

and Edson & Hudson.

Fourth era

Starts recycling ''

sertanejo universitário Música sertaneja () or sertanejo () is a music style that had its origins in the countryside of Brazil in the 1920s.

'', the artists get the music division, a good part returns to the influences of moda de viola or "moda" as the artists are choosing to call the new segment is emerging, and CDS with the caption "just fashion". Yet another part follows the trends of the past romantic sertão that is the case of artists like Eduardo Costa e Léo Magalhães. In the fourth era, the lyrics no longer talk only about failed relationships, but also about women, drinking, love affairs and sex, and there is influence from funk and samba/''pagode''.

Sertanejo universitário

Sertanejo Universitário is a Brazilian musical style that comes from a mix of Sertanejo, segments of freestyle with touches of beats coming from

arrocha The ''Arrocha'' is a music/dance style that originated in the interior of Bahia, one of Brazil's states, most notably in the city of Candeias, Bahia, Candeias. As with the ''seresta'' and the ''Brega_(music), brega'', the styles from which it was g ...

and vanerão. It is considered the third segment in the evolution of música sertaneja, coming after sertanejo roots and romantic sertanejo, very popular between the decades of the 1980s and 1990s. Simple songs dominate the style, and those sung by two singers of the genre, who are overwhelmingly young and considered "College Kids (Universitario)." Instead of traditional accordions and violins, synthesizers and electric guitars started to be used more frequently in this style of music. This variation differentiates itself from sertanejo as it has more elements of pop, and informal language. This subgenre is sung, and is more popular with, people attending college, this being the reason behind the name of this variation. This is the style of music played at university parties, like "

Ai se eu te pego! "Ai Se Eu Te Pego" (; English: "Oh, If I Catch You") is a 2008 Brazilian song by Sharon Acioly and Antônio Dyggs, with co-authorship by Aline da Fonseca, Amanda Teixeira and Karine Assis Vinagre and first performed by Os Meninos de Seu Zeh, dir ...

" by

Michel Teló Michel Teló () (born 21 January 1981) is a Brazilian sertanejo singer-songwriter and actor. Before his solo act, he was a lead singer in various bands, most notably Grupo Tradição. His biggest national and international hit "Ai Se Eu Te Peg ...

, who found international success with the genre. This variation of sertanejo has more elements of pop as compared with others. This specific style has found favour internationally. Besides the massive success of "

" on many charts, hits that have found commercial success in Europe and elsewhere include " Bara Bará Bere Berê, " Balada", " Eu Quero Tchu, Eu Quero Tcha" and " Lê Lê Lê".

Origins

The style had surged during the middle of the first decade of 2000, through the experience of sertanejo singers that had fused the traditional rhythms with other musical elements. One of the first duos to develop the style were

João Bosco João Bosco de Freitas Mucci, known professionally as João Bosco () is a Brazilian singer-songwriter and guitarist. In the 1970s he established his reputation in ''música popular Brasileira'' (Portuguese: "Brazilian pop music") with lyricist ...

and Vinícius. The eruption onto the national scene was in 2005, when the single "Leilão", of the duo César Menotti and Fabiano became a hit.

History

The interaction between the countryside and the cities in the academic sphere contributed to the surge of an individual style. Having violas and guitars disseminated on campuses and student residences, the old sertaneja music ending up joining the violas and guitars with modern instruments such as electric guitars, bass guitars, batteries, brass instruments, and percussion. The initial result was a new twist to the old and classic sertaneja roots, which over the course of the years starting distancing themselves from their earlier styles, and acquiring their own identity. In this new century the musical influences of the youth in the interior also gradually became mixed with other styles, especially with pop,

, and funk carioca, styles that are predominantly seen in parties organized by university students. Rocked by great popular appeal among the youth of both sexes, the new segment has won a lot of attention in the media. Simple music and lyrics, dance beats, and refrains that are easily memorized automatically, generating a large "boom" in style, causing it to leave the restricted University environment and spread to radios and festivals all over Brazil. The repercussions and success of the genre is seen as every day new duos and sertanejo groups are on the rise.

Themes

Due to its rise after the second evolution of sertanejo (Romantic Sertanejo), this style does not come with regional lyrics and situations lived by rural people (like in Sertanejo roots). Usually, the lyrics talk about situations that ordinarily occur in the lives of young people, having a strong appeal towards themes of betrayal, drunkenness, ostentation.

Singers and songs

Sertanejo Universitario found young people in their search for growth, bringing focus to music that speaks of love and ballads. Today, new singers emerge as other adopt the style, and every day the genre becomes more and more popular. Examples of this expansion of Sertanejo Universitario is music like Michel Telo with the hit, that became an international fever, "Ai Se Eu Te Pego",

Gusttavo Lima Nivaldo Batista Lima (born September 3, 1989), known by his stage name Gusttavo Lima, is a Brazilian singer, songwriter and record producer,one of the most influential names in Brazilian music. He is known in Brazil for his many hit songs, a ...

with the song "Balada",

with "Amo Noite e Dia",

with "Le Le Le",

with "Sogrão Caprichou", Munhoz & Mariano with the music Camaro Amarelo, Cristiano Araujo with "Efeitos" and Thaeme & Thiago with "Hoje Não".

is one of the best known names in Sertanejo Universitario in Brazil. Stylistic Origins: Sertanejo, Caipira Music, Arrocha, Forro, Brega, Tecnobrega, Pop, Embolada, and Vanerao. Cultural Context: Interior of the South-East, Center-West, and South of Brazil. Traditional Instruments:Guitar, Electric Guitar, Country Violin, Twelve-String Guitar, Double Bass (4 or 6 cord), Accordion, Keyboard, Piano, Drums, Percussion and Saxophone Popularity: In all of Brazil, and in various parts of Europe, Latin America, and the United States. Derivative forms *Sertanejo *Arrocha Subgenres *Caipira (or Sertanejo Roots) *Romantic Sertanejo *Sertanejo Pop, Sertanejo Arrocha

List of sertanejo artists

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(R$250-300m),

(R$250-300m),

(R$200m), Fernando & Sorocaba (R$200m), Victor & Leo (R$180m), João Bosco & Vinícius (R$150-180m),

(R$150m),

Eduardo Costa Eduardo Nascimento Costa (born 23 September 1982), known as Eduardo Costa, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. Career Eduardo was born in Florianópolis, Brazil. In 2007 he played for Grêmi ...

(R$120m)]
(Artists with considerable crossover European and international success indicated with * asterisk) ;Solos * Cristiano Araújo *

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Marília Mendonça Marília Dias Mendonça (; 22 July 1995 – 5 November 2021) was a Brazilian singer, songwriter and instrumentalist. She is posthumously recognized in Brazil as the 'queen of sofrência', a subgenre of sertanejo music, and has been recognized f ...

* Alex Ferrari* *

* * Sérgio Reis * Leo Rodriguez* *

* *

* ;Duos *

Bruno e Marrone Bruno & Marrone are a Brazilian sertanejo duo from Goiânia, formed in 1988 by singers Bruno (vocals and guitar) and Marrone (vocals, guitar and accordion). Bruno (b. Vinicius Felix de Miranda, 1969) performed for a decade as a solo musician be ...

* Fernando & Sorocaba * Henrique e Juliano * João Lucas & Marcelo * João Neto e Frederico* *

Maria Cecília & Rodolfo Maria Cecília & Rodolfo are a Brazilian country music duo called Música sertaneja, formed by Maria Cecília Serenza Ferreira Alves and Rodolfo Trelha Jacques de Carvalho. History Cecília and Rodolfo met in 2007 while at the University Don ...

Thaeme & Thiago Thaeme & Thiago is a Brazilian sertanejo country male-female duo made up of Thaeme Mariôto (known by her mononym Thaeme) and José Lazaro Servo (known by his stage name Thiago). It was formed in 2011. In 2013, it was announced that José Laza ...

* Tião Carreiro & Pardinho *

Tonico & Tinoco Tonico e Tinoco were a Brazilian ''música sertaneja'' duo from the state of São Paulo, composed of brothers Tonico (João Salvador Perez, March 2, 1917 – 1994) and Tinoco (José Perez, November 19, 1920 – May 4, 2012), they are regarded amo ...

* Victor e Leo *

Zezé Di Camargo & Luciano Zezé Di Camargo & Luciano () are a famous Brazilian sertanejo/country duo. The two brothers were born in Pirenópolis, Goiás. Zezé is the artistic name for Mirosmar José de Camargo and Luciano the artistic name for Welson David de Camargo. ...

International sertanejo hits

(selected) *"

Ai Se Eu Te Pego "Ai Se Eu Te Pego" (; English: "Oh, If I Catch You") is a 2008 Brazilian song by Sharon Acioly and Antônio Dyggs, with co-authorship by Aline da Fonseca, Amanda Teixeira and Karine Assis Vinagre and first performed by Os Meninos de Seu Zeh, dir ...

!" by

*" Balada" by

*" Bara Bará Bere Berê" – Three versions by Alex Ferrari, Leo Rodriguez and

*" Eu Quero Tchu, Eu Quero Tcha" by Flavel & Neto *" Lê Lê Lê" by

References

External links

Música Sertaneja
– Dicionário Cravo Albin da Música Popular Brasileira
Fazenda Country website (on Música sertaneja

Fazenda Country Facebook
(includes links to selected video clips)
Sertanejo page on 1wxrld.com
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Background

First era

Second era

Third era

Fourth era

Sertanejo universitário

Origins

History

Themes

Singers and songs

List of sertanejo artists

International sertanejo hits

See also

References

External links