Saude! Saudade... is a Japanese radio program specializing in music from

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J-Wave J-Wave is a commercial radio station based in Tokyo, Japan, broadcasting on 81.3 FM from the Tokyo Skytree to the Tokyo area. J-Wave airs mostly music, covering a wide range of formats. The station is considered the most popular among FM broad ...

, an FM radio station based in

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. Its official title includes its corporate sponsor where the sponsor's name is before the program title, i.e. Noevir Saude! Saudade.... Past sponsors include

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, whose names were also part of the official programme title. It is a weekly programme, broadcast every Sunday afternoon from 5:00 pm to 5:54 pm

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. ''Saude'' is a greeting indicating health or toast, while ''saudade'' stands for nostalgic sentiment towards bygone innocent days of childhood. Both words are said to hold the key cultural basis to understand

. Because most listeners are Japanese residents in greater Tokyo area, it features Japanese-Latin artists such as

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. The programme has its own award Brazil Disc Award, as well as special theme events at clubs. It has a monthly Portuguese DJ rotation to appeal to the growing Brazilian communities throughout Japan. The current program navigator as of April 2010 is

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. It is one of the longest serving programs within J-Wave, with no interruption since the station's founding in 1988.

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Japanese music radio programs 1988 radio programme debuts