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Soulfly
Soulfly


Background information
Origin Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Genre(s) Thrash Metal
Groove Metal
Nu Metal
Years active 1997—present
Label(s) Roadrunner Records
Associated acts Stone Sour
Sepultura
Nailbomb
Shelter
Nação Zumbi
Cavalera Conspiracy
Website Website
Members
Max Cavalera
Marc Rizzo
Joe Nunez
Johny Chow
Former members
Roy Mayorga
Jackson Bandeira
Mikey Doling
Logan Mader
Marcelo Dias
Bobby Burns



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Soulfly Lyrics

"Brasil" lyrics



Vamos detonar essa porra - let's detonate this shit
Vamos levantar poeira - kick the dust high
Vamos arrasar - let's kick ass
Vamos arregaçar - let's fuck shit up
Vamos detonar essa porra - let's detonate this shit
Vamos rasgar o chão - let's cut the ground
Levanta mano, então - get up brother, c'mon
Vamos detonar essa porra - let's detonate this shit
Vamos detonar essa porra - let's detonate this shit

As casas - the houses
As cidades - the cities
As calçadas - the sidewalks
As mulecadas - the street kids
As esquinas - the street corners
Os buracos - the holes
Balas perdidas - lost bullets
Os telhados - the roofs
No Minhocão - famous tunnel in downtown São Paulo
A multidão - the crowd
Favelas - slums where most poor people live
Galera - soccer crowds
Na madrugada - after midnight
A gingada - a typical dance/fight from the north
E'o Brasil - this is Brasil
Pais porrada - hardcore country

Os butecos - the bars
O concreto - the concrete
As raizes - the roofs
As cicatrizes - the scars
O Cristo Redentor - Christ the redeemer (famous statue of Christ in Rio De
Janeiro)
O sol nascente - the rising sun
Salvador - capital of Bahia (North of Brasil)
Nas Gerais - Minas Gerais (the state where Max was born)
As catedrais - the cathedrals
Pelourinho - famous old slave square in Salvador
Aleijadinho - crippled sculptor famous for the 12 prophets statues in Ouro Preto
Na Baixada - one of the most violent and dangerous places in Rio de Janeiro
As peladas - soccer played barefoot in the streets, on the beach
E'o Brasil - this is Brasil
Pais porrada - hardcore country

Brasil, Pais Porrada

As torcidas - organized soccer crowds
As torturas - the tortures (in the 60's, a lot of people were tortured and
killed by the government)
De longe vem a forte chuva - from far comes the strong rain
E' Meia Noite - Brasilian percussionist, Meia Noite, who plays on this album and
on "Primitive"
Quebrando tudo - fucking shit up on rhythms.
O berimbau - One-stringed Brasilian instrument that Max often uses Conquista o
Mundo - conquer the world Da Lama ao Caos - From The Mud To The Chaos (this is
the name of Chico Science's first album)
Do Mangue - from the mangroves in Recife
Manaus - capital of Amazonas (heart of the rainforest)
Uai - a traditional term used by the people of Minas Gerais Minas Gerais - oh
yes, Pele the footballer is also born there O Brasil - Brasil
E' muito mais - it's so much more...


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