Brazil Roll History

The beginning of rock and roll music in Brazil came shortly after its genesis in The United States. After the release of the American film The Blackboard Jungle, a Brazilian cover of the film's featured song, “Rock Around the Clock” by Bill Haley, was soon recorded. This American rock standard performed in Portuguese by Brazilian singer Nora Ney, and its subsequent popularity in Brazil marks the beginning moment of the country's rock music genre. ("History of Brazilian Rock Instro.") Most early rock recordings by Brazilian artists were covers of popular songs by American musicians such as Elvis Presley, and Little Richard. The Brazilian artists soon realized that many rock songs originally written in English simply did not translate well into Portuguese, likely due to the heavy use of slang terms in the American versions. This lead to the early rock and roll scene in Brazil being comprised mostly of bands and musicians that played and recorded instrumental rock music. ("History of Brazilian Rock Instro.") One of the first original Brazilian rock songs to become popular was “Here's The Blue Jean Rockers” recorded by a high school band known as …show more content…
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