"Tatuagem" (English: ''

Tattoo A tattoo is a form of body modification made by inserting tattoo ink, dyes, and/or pigments, either indelible or temporary, into the dermis layer of the skin to form a design. Tattoo artists create these designs using several Process of tatt ...

'') is a poem written by the Brazilian singer, composer, dramatist and writer

Chico Buarque de Holanda Francisco Buarque de Hollanda (born 19 June 1944), popularly known simply as Chico Buarque, is a Brazilian singer-songwriter, guitarist, composer, playwright, writer, and poet. He is best known for his music, which often includes social, economic, ...

and the Brazilian film director, screenwriter, film editor, and actor

Ruy Guerra Ruy Alexandre Guerra Coelho Pereira (born August 22, 1931) is a Portuguese-Brazilian film director and screenwriter. Guerra was born a Portuguese citizen in Lourenço Marques (today Maputo) in Mozambique, when it was still a Portuguese colony. ...

, for the

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''Calabar'' (1972–1973). The poem was adapted into a song by Buarque, who recorded it on his album ''Chico Canta'' (1973). It was later recorded by the Brazilian singer

Elis Regina Elis Regina Carvalho Costa (March 17, 1945 – January 19, 2002), known professionally as Elis Regina (), was a Brazilian singer of MPB and jazz music. She is also the mother of the singers Maria Rita and Pedro Mariano. She became nationally ...

for her

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Falso Brilhante ''Falso Brilhante'' ( en, Fake diamond) is a 1976 studio album released by the critically acclaimed Brazilian MPB singer Elis Regina. On the year of 1975 Elis Regina opened her solo concert entitled ''Falso Brilhante'', where she launched the ca ...

'' (1976). The poem is written from the point of view of a woman, who is described as being deeply in love with a man. She describes how she wants to stay in the body of her lover as if she were his tattoo.

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