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OurBigBook.comWithin the The Holy Trinity of popular Brazilian music, Chico tends to approach the more down to Earth and heavy topics.
Video 48. Quem Te Viu, Quem Te Vê by Chico Buarque. Source.Performed for television for the Hebe Camargo show on TV Record in 1966.Present in the 1967 album "Chico Buarque de Hollanda - Volume 2".The song is about sambist woman who moved up in social rank, and does not dance samba with her impoverished old friends anymore.Video 49. Apesar de Você by Chico Buarque. Source.Released 1970. Portuguese wiki page for the song.It is a song against the military dictatorship in Brazil. "Você" (you) can ambiguously refer to either a loved woman, or to the dictatorship itself throughout the song.Video 50. Roda Viva by Chico Buarque. Source. From the 1968 Chico Buarque de Hollanda - Volume 3 (1968) album.Video 53. Cálice (Cale-se) by Chico Buarque. Source. Featuring Milton Nascimento. Song against the military dictatorship in Brazil, a pun on the homonym "Cálice" (chalice) and "Cale-se" (shut up), a reference to censorship during the dictatorship.Video 55. A volta do malandro by Chico Buarque. Source. From the Malandro (1985) albumVideo 56. Teresinha by Chico Buarque. Source.The version performed by Maria Bethânia is also notable: Video "Teresinha performed by Maria Bethânia".Video 57. Paratodos by Chico Buarque. Source. From the 1993 "Paratodos" album.