While the same can be said of American rock and roll, to say that the significance of rock in both countries is the same would be false. At its inception Brazilian rock and roll became a way in which young people felt that they had a voice in the world. They used this voice to rebel against the conservative values of Catholicism, which has long been the dominate religion in Brazil. Brazilian youths felt strong enough to pave their own way, and develop their own system of values, and it was rock and roll that they listened to as they did it. ("The Catholic Church in Brazil.") The other major target of rock and roll rebellion was the military government of Brazil that lasted from 1964 to
While the same can be said of American rock and roll, to say that the significance of rock in both countries is the same would be false. At its inception Brazilian rock and roll became a way in which young people felt that they had a voice in the world. They used this voice to rebel against the conservative values of Catholicism, which has long been the dominate religion in Brazil. Brazilian youths felt strong enough to pave their own way, and develop their own system of values, and it was rock and roll that they listened to as they did it. ("The Catholic Church in Brazil.") The other major target of rock and roll rebellion was the military government of Brazil that lasted from 1964 to