Remarkable Rio de Janeiro - Enjoy Backdrop, Beaches & Beauties
May 29, 2007
Botafogo & Sugarloaf from Corcovado
Remarkable
Below is a poem written by Sonia Paz Baron-Vine in 2006 about the remarkable city of
Dawn in
Sonia Paz Baron-Vine
As I walk along the shore
a red sun rises
in the horizon over the sea…
a magical dawn in
the hills gently steam in the dawn
and colorful birds fly by…
the music still in my memory
from last night, the bossa novas
and the saudades, the fried bananas
and the coconuts a cornucopia of
fruits and flowers...a paradise…
The colors of the mosaics on the walkway
are shinning in the sun
a warm breeze surrounds me
and I feel blessed.
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Botafogo & Sugarloaf from Corcovado
Christ the Redeemer on Corcovado
Located at peak in Tijuca Forest
View of Copacabana from Corcovado
Ipanema between lagoon & ocean
Trolley now runs on Lapa Arches
Brought water from Carioca to Rio
Santa Teresa neighborhood
Santa Teresa neighborhood
Lapa Arches & Centro from Ruin Park
Garôta de Ipanema Café/Bar
Tall and tan and young and lovely..
Girl from Ipanema grafitti
Plataforma samba folklore show
See Brazil through dance & costumes
Mulata beauties & music-infectious
When She Passes, Each One She Passes Goes
THE GIRL FROM IPANEMA
When I think of Rio de Janeiro, my mind always wanders to the song, “The Girl From Ipanema.”
To listen to a classic Sinatra and Jobim duet of this marvelous song, copy and paste:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=voR2QQw9zR8
Popular myth has it that it was inspired by Héloisa Pinheiro, a teenage girl who lived on Rua Montenegro in Rio de Janeiro’s fashionable Ipanema district. Every day, she would stroll past the popular Bar Velosa on her way to the beach, attracting the attention of regulars Antonio Carlos Jobim and Vinicius de Moraes.
In fact, it was originally composed for a musical comedy entitled Dirigível (Blimp), which was a work in progress of Vinícius de Moraes. The original title was "Menina que Passa" ("The Girl Who Passes by"), and the famous first verse was completely different. Jobim composed the melody meticulously on the piano at his new home in Rua Barão da Torre, in Ipanema. Vinícius, in turn, had written the lyrics in Petrópolis, near Rio, as he had done with "Chega de Saudade" six years earlier.
The true part of the myth is that the composers did in fact know Héloisa and later connected the song's creation with her. They saw her pass by as they sat in the Veloso bar, during the winter of 1962. They noticed her several times on her way to the beach, to school, to the dressmaker and even to the dentist.
It's not hard to imagine why they'd remember her; she was an attractive 5 feet, 8 inches tall (173 cm) teen. Jobim would later say, “She had long, golden hair, these bright green eyes that shone at you and a fantastic figure; let’s just say that she had everything in the right place.”
Today, Montenegro Street is called “Rua Vinícius de Moraes” and the Veloso Bar is named “A Garôta de Ipanema.”
Garôta de Ipanema
Music – Antonio Carlos Jobim
Lyrics – Vinicius de Moraes
Olha que coisa mais linda
mais cheia de graça
É ela menina que vem e que passa
nun doce balanço, caminho do mar...
Moça do corpo dourado, do sol de Ipanema
O seu balançado é mais que un poema
é a coisa mais linda
que eu já vi passar...
Ah! Porque estou tão sozinho
Ah! Porque tudo é tão triste
Ah! A beleza que existe
A beleza que não é só minha
que também passa sozinha
Ah! Se ela soubesse
que quando ela passa
o mundo sorrindo
se enche de graça
e fica mais lindo
por causa do amor
por causa do amor
por causa do amor
The Girl From Ipanema
Music – Antonio Carlos Jobim
English lyrics – Norman Gimbel
Tall and tan and young and lovely
The girl from Ipanema goes walking
And when she passes, each one she passes goes "aaah!"
When she walks she's like a samba that
Swings so cool and sways so gentle
That when she passes, each one she passes goes "aaah!"
Oh, but I watch her so sadly
How can I tell her I love her?
Yes, I would give my heart gladly
But each day when she walks to the sea
She looks straight ahead not at me
Tall and tan and young and lovely
The girl from Ipanema goes walking
And when she passes, I smile
But she doesn't see
She just doesn't see
No, she doesn't see
When I think of Rio de Janeiro, my mind always wanders to the song, “The Girl From Ipanema.”
To listen to a classic Sinatra and Jobim duet of this marvelous song, copy and paste:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=voR2QQw9zR8
Popular myth has it that it was inspired by Héloisa Pinheiro, a teenage girl who lived on Rua Montenegro in Rio de Janeiro’s fashionable Ipanema district. Every day, she would stroll past the popular Bar Velosa on her way to the beach, attracting the attention of regulars Antonio Carlos Jobim and Vinicius de Moraes.
In fact, it was originally composed for a musical comedy entitled Dirigível (Blimp), which was a work in progress of Vinícius de Moraes. The original title was "Menina que Passa" ("The Girl Who Passes by"), and the famous first verse was completely different. Jobim composed the melody meticulously on the piano at his new home in Rua Barão da Torre, in Ipanema. Vinícius, in turn, had written the lyrics in Petrópolis, near Rio, as he had done with "Chega de Saudade" six years earlier.
The true part of the myth is that the composers did in fact know Héloisa and later connected the song's creation with her. They saw her pass by as they sat in the Veloso bar, during the winter of 1962. They noticed her several times on her way to the beach, to school, to the dressmaker and even to the dentist.
It's not hard to imagine why they'd remember her; she was an attractive 5 feet, 8 inches tall (173 cm) teen. Jobim would later say, “She had long, golden hair, these bright green eyes that shone at you and a fantastic figure; let’s just say that she had everything in the right place.”
Today, Montenegro Street is called “Rua Vinícius de Moraes” and the Veloso Bar is named “A Garôta de Ipanema.”
Garôta de Ipanema
Music – Antonio Carlos Jobim
Lyrics – Vinicius de Moraes
Olha que coisa mais linda
mais cheia de graça
É ela menina que vem e que passa
nun doce balanço, caminho do mar...
Moça do corpo dourado, do sol de Ipanema
O seu balançado é mais que un poema
é a coisa mais linda
que eu já vi passar...
Ah! Porque estou tão sozinho
Ah! Porque tudo é tão triste
Ah! A beleza que existe
A beleza que não é só minha
que também passa sozinha
Ah! Se ela soubesse
que quando ela passa
o mundo sorrindo
se enche de graça
e fica mais lindo
por causa do amor
por causa do amor
por causa do amor
The Girl From Ipanema
Music – Antonio Carlos Jobim
English lyrics – Norman Gimbel
Tall and tan and young and lovely
The girl from Ipanema goes walking
And when she passes, each one she passes goes "aaah!"
When she walks she's like a samba that
Swings so cool and sways so gentle
That when she passes, each one she passes goes "aaah!"
Oh, but I watch her so sadly
How can I tell her I love her?
Yes, I would give my heart gladly
But each day when she walks to the sea
She looks straight ahead not at me
Tall and tan and young and lovely
The girl from Ipanema goes walking
And when she passes, I smile
But she doesn't see
She just doesn't see
No, she doesn't see
Tall and tan and young and lovely..
Garôta de Ipanema Café and Bar
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