December 19, 2011
Musical Interlude: Hoje é um Novo Dia
If you turn on the Brazilian TV channel Globo this month, chances are good you will see this little musical clip. In fact, so ubiquitous is it that I can't get it's lilting, sing-song melody out of my head.
In this feel-good, Christmas-y scene, the big-time stars of the various Globo programs are seen as common laborers around the home of a Brazilian family. The taxi driver is Luciano Huck (host of a variety show), the ice-cream vendor (I think) is Serginho Groisman (host of a late-night show), the guy hanging up the lights is Renato Aragão--better known as Didi (one of Brazil's foremost comedians), the cook is Ana Maria Braga (host of a morning show, along with a very annoying parrot puppet), the nurse holding the baby (!) is none other than Xuxa (the biggest Globo star of all time), the portly butler carrying the drinks is Faustão (host of a Sunday variety program), and the maid decorating the tree is Angêlica (host of an afternoon quiz show, and in a surprisingly long-lived marriage with the taxi driver).
Then the scene changes, and we see Roberto Carlos (possibly Brazil's most famous singer) crooning the song in front of the whole stable of Globo actors and actresses--most of whom have rolls in one of the many novelas.
So now you know.
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Posted by Andrew on December 19, 2011 9:40 AM.
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