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Many songs are used to express and love of
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 ...
ians for
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and commemorate the country's victories into the
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. Though foreign fans and broadcasters usually play ''
Aquarela do Brasil "Aquarela do Brasil" (, 'Watercolor of Brazil'), written by Ary Barroso in 1939 and known in the English-speaking world simply as "Brazil", is one of the most famous Brazilian songs. Background and composition Ary Barroso wrote "Aquarela do Bras ...
'' in Brazilian matches, these are rarely associated with the game in Brazil.


Canal 100 Tune

Perhaps the most popular melody associated to football in Brazil is ''Na Cadência do Samba'', widely known as ''Que bonito é'' ("How beautiful it is"), which served as the theme tune for ''Canal 100'', a
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(''cinejornal'') running in local theaters from 1962 up to early 1980s. It is a soft
samba Samba (), also known as samba urbano carioca (''urban Carioca samba'') or simply samba carioca (''Carioca samba''), is a Brazilian music genre that originated in the Afro-Brazilian communities of Rio de Janeiro in the early 20th century. Havin ...
composed and written by Luis Bandeira, famous for his
frevo Frevo is a dance and musical style originating from Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil, traditionally associated with Brazilian Carnival. The word ''frevo'' is said to come from ''frever'', a variant of the Portuguese word ''ferver'' (to boil). It is sai ...
compositions for Carnival in
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. Although it had lyrics, the song was used by the newsreel producer Carlos Niemeyer in a purely instrumental version, orchestrated with
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. More can be seen (and heard) at th
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A Taça do Mundo é Nossa

''A Taça do Mundo é Nossa'' ("The World Cup is Ours") was introduced in 1958 after Brazil won its first World Cup title. It was composed by Maugeri, Müller, Sobrinho e Dagô. The music was re-recorded in 1962,after Brazil won the World Cup in that year, with the lyrics of the last verse being modified to "O brasileiro/desta vez no Chile/mostrou o futebol como é que é/ganhou o Bicampeonato/Sambando com a bola no pé/Goool!" (''The Brazilian this time in Chile/Showed football the way it is/Won the Bichampionship/Dancing the samba with the ball on the feet/Goal!'')


Pra Frente Brasil

''Forward, Brazil'' introduced in 1970 during the
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this is widely and most recognized song and marks the
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and the ''Seleção Canarinho'' era. Composed by Miguel Gustavo and used in the film of the same name, which is a harsh criticism of the military dictatorship's usage of football to alienate people in regard to the horrors of political repression.


Coração Verde e Amarelo

''Green and Yellow Heart'' was introduced by
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for the
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and is used until today by the channel. It had previously been released for the national championship of 1993, with different lyrics. The melody are used each time Brazil makes a goal and is the official for football broadcasts including Campeonato Brasileiro. The song was updated in 1998 for the fifth title campaign: the line "É taça na raça, Brasil!" was changed to "Tenta que é penta, Brasil!" (Try and win the fifth title, Brazil!). The theme was used again in 2002, but slightly modified due to the loss in 1998. In 2006,
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did not use the lyrics anymore, but only an instrumental version of the same song. ''Papa Essa Brasil'' (Take this one, Brazil) was the
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song, but it was abandoned later.


Eu Sou Brasileiro

''I am Brazilian'', introduced in an Ambevbr>SKOL
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in late 1990s and used mainly in
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. The song can be sung in regular matches of the Campeonato Brasileiro and in games of other popular sports of
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such as
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and
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. It became popular around the 1998 World Cup. {{DEFAULTSORT:Brazilian football songs Football songs and chants
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* Football songs