At the same time, not only are black girls and women consistently made invisible, when they do appear in the media, their image is usually connected the centuries old Brazilian stereotype that connects black women to menial labor and sexuality.Ī few months ago, BW of Brazil featured a story about the all-black female funk group known as Bonde das Maravilhas. Without making reference to the countless studies that analyze the question of race and representation in Brazilian society and media (and there are hundreds of them) one could safely argue that women of a more European phenotype consistently represent the women featured on magazine covers, on television, billboards, etc. As has been repeatedly shown on this blog, the image of white women as the standard of beauty and respectability is dominant throughout Brazilian society. Getting right to the point, the question is: does the color of a woman’s skin change a viewer’s perception of sexuality when that woman performs sexually provocative material? This question goes far beyond the question of the quality of funk beats. The issue to be discussed on this post has to do race, sexuality and representation. Now whether you like this type of music or you don’t (I’m personally not a fan) is not the issue here. Fast beats, sexually provocative lyrics and scantily clothed women, you know the deal. * No, Brazilian funk started off far more akin to the 80s/90s Bass sound associated with Miami and Florida in general in the US. As in past posts that have touched on the topic of funk, it is necessary to explain that when used in Brazilian vernacular, funk has nothing to do with the rhythmic, heavy bass, chicken scratch guitar and punctuated horn arrangements of the James Brown, P-Funk or Kool & the Gang variety. Note from BW of Brazil: OK, so the debate over the Brazilian music style known as “Funk” has raged on for a minute now. Morenas and loiras of the group maintain the tradition of posing nude for men's magazines but Revista Sexy has replaced Playboy in their preferences: Silmara Miranda (October 2003), Scheila Carvalho (October 2005), Aline Rosado & Juliane Almeida (February 2006).Bondedasmaravilhas1 Funk groups Bonde das Maravilhas (left) and Gaiola das Popozudas The group released, in 2005, a 10 Year's Celebrative DVD which was certificated three times platinum. The lineup has changed three times since then and they have released two other albums and a compilation, in 2000, 20, respectively. Their next album also received diamond certification, É o Tchan na Selva and that was their last album to receive diamond certification. The CD, after É o Tchan do Brasil, was called É o Tchan no Havai. Their fourth album, third as É o Tchan, was not as much of a success as the first two, but sold really well, receiving a diamond certification. The first prize was, aside from becoming a member of the group, the cover of a Playboy Magazine. Soon after the release, Carla Perez decided to leave the group and start a solo career, and again another audition was made at Domingão do Faustão. It was released after the brunette dancer left the group and an audition was made at the highest-rated Sunday show in Brazil, O Domingão do Faustão. The album sold, again, over 2 million copies and was the best-selling of the year. Their 1996 album was the best-selling of the year, selling over 2 million copies in Brazil, and in 1997 they released another huge hit, the album 'É o Tchan do Brasil'. Many licensed products were released under her image, such as costumes, sticker albums and bootie shirts. The male dancer was, and still is, Afro-Brazilian Edson Gomes Cardoso Santos aka Jacaré.Ĭarla Perez was very popular among kids and teenagers, and so was the group. Both dancers wore little tops and bootie shorts. The brunette dancer, Scheila, was also a big star. Both became big stars and did Playboy covers, with the Carla Perez cover being the bestselling until 1999, when the Tiazinha and Feiticeira issues outsold her. The group became popular because of the combination of catchy music and pointless lyrics, with choreography performed by two dancers, a blonde (loira do Tchan) and a brunette (morena do Tchan). Their first album, called É o Tchan (1995), sold into triple platinum.Īfter legal problems, the name of the band changed from Gera Samba to É o Tchan and with this name, they released the album 'Na Cabeça e na Cintura'. Originally called Gera Samba, they exploded onto the scene with their hit single 'Segura o Tchan'. É o Tchan! (not to be confused with the ghettotech producer/DJ "tchan") is a popular axé music group from Salvador, Brasil.
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