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"The Brazilian" is an
instrumental An instrumental is a recording normally without any vocals, although it might include some inarticulate vocals, such as shouted backup vocals in a big band setting. Through semantic widening, a broader sense of the word song may refer to instru ...
piece by the English band
Genesis Genesis may refer to: Bible * Book of Genesis, the first book of the biblical scriptures of both Judaism and Christianity, describing the creation of the Earth and of mankind * Genesis creation narrative, the first several chapters of the Book of ...
that concludes their 1986 album ''
Invisible Touch ''Invisible Touch'' is the thirteenth studio album by the English rock band Genesis, released on 6 June 1986 by Atlantic Records in the United States and on 9 June 1986 by Charisma/Virgin Records in the United Kingdom. After taking a break in 19 ...
''. The song features experimental sounds and effects. The band wrote two instrumental pieces for the album, this and "Do the Neurotic". The latter was cut from the album's final track selection. The tune was featured in the animated movie '' When the Wind Blows'', which was scored by Roger Waters. It was also used in an episode of ''
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'' called "Unfinished Business". The track was also used extensively by the
BBC #REDIRECT BBC #REDIRECT BBC Here i going to introduce about the best teacher of my life b BALAJI sir. He is the precious gift that I got befor 2yrs . How has helped and thought all the concept and made my success in the 10th board exam. ...
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in their TV coverage of the 1987 World Athletics Championships. In 1987 the track received a
Grammy Award The Grammy Awards (stylized as GRAMMY), or simply known as the Grammys, are awards presented by the Recording Academy of the United States to recognize "outstanding" achievements in the music industry. They are regarded by many as the most pres ...
nomination for Best Pop Instrumental Performance (Orchestra, Group or Soloist). The song was also featured in the 2020 Hulu film, ''
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'', during Sarah's quantum physics montage.


Personnel

* Tony Banks – keyboards, synth bass *
Phil Collins Philip David Charles Collins (born 30 January 1951) is an English singer, musician, songwriter, record producer and actor. He was the drummer and lead singer of the rock band Genesis and also has a career as a solo performer. Between 1982 and ...
Simmons drums *
Mike Rutherford Michael John Cloete Crawford Rutherford (born 2 October 1950) is an English guitarist, bassist and songwriter, co-founder of the rock band Genesis. Rutherford and keyboardist Tony Banks are the group's two continuous members. Initially servin ...
– electric guitars


References


External links

*http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/20-insanely-great-genesis-songs-only-hardcore-fans-know-20141010/the-brazilian-20141010 * {{DEFAULTSORT:Brazilian, The 1986 songs Genesis (band) songs Rock instrumentals Songs written by Tony Banks (musician) Songs written by Phil Collins Songs written by Mike Rutherford Song recordings produced by Hugh Padgham