Elis Regina was born in Porto Alegre, Brazil, where she began her career as singer at age 11 on a children's radio show, Rádio Farroupilha. She won her first festival song contest in 1965 singing "Arrastão" -"The Trawling Net"-by Edu Lobo and VinÃcius de Moraes. She recorded songs by such musicians as Gilberto Gil. She also recorded songs by Antnio Carlos Jobim, Milton Nascimento, Joao Bosco, Aldir Blanc, Chico Buarque, Jorge Benand Caetano Veloso. She had an exciting voice and superb intonation, and excelled at up-tempo numbers.
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Elis Regina
O Brazil no conhece o Brasil
O Brasil nunca foi ao Brazil
Tapir, jabuti
Iliana, alamanda, alialade
Piau ururau akiatade
Pi-carioca porecramecr
Jobim-akarore jobim-au
U - u - u - u
Pere camar toror oler
Piriri ratat karat olar
O Brazil no merece o Brasil
O Brazil t matando o Brasil
Jereba saci caandrades cunhs ariranharanha
Sertes guimares bachianas guas
Imarionama ariraribia
Na aura das mos de jobim-au
Jer sarar cururu oler
Bl-bl-bl bafaf sururu olar
Do Brasil, S.O.S.ao Brasil
Tinhoro urutu sucuri
Ujobim sabi bem-te-vi
Cabucu Cordovil Cachambi
Madureira Olaria e Bangu
Cascadura gua Santa Acari
Ipanema e Nova Iguacu