Aquele Abraço [English translation]

Rio de Janeiro stills beautiful

Rio de Janeiro stills being

Rio de Janeiro, february and march²

Hello, hello, Realengo

That big hug!

Hello, Flamengo fans³

That big hug!

Chacrinha stills*

Shaking his paunch

And honking to the girl

And commanding the masses

And keeps giving

Orders in the yard

Hello, hello, Mr. Chacrinha

Old warrior

Hello, hello, Terezinha

Rio de Janeiro

Hello, hello, Mr. Chacrinha

Old funny man

Hello, hello, Terezinha

That big hug!

Hello, lady from the slum

That big hug!

Everyone from Portela*¹

That big hug!

Every february month

That step!

Hello, Banda de Ipanema*²

My routes trough the world

I drawn by myself

Bahia already gave me*³

Ruler and compass

The only one who knows me is myself

That big hug!

To you who forgot me

That big hug!

Hello, Rio de Janeiro

That big hug!

All the brazilian people

That big hug!

• Artist:Gilberto Gil