Pindorama Brasil Lyrics Translation in English

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English Translation

No início era Pindorama

In the beginning, there was Pindorama

Craô, Mauê, Carajá.

Craô, Mauê, Carajá.

Lisboa, Porto e Alfama

Lisbon, Porto, and Alfama

Chegaram então de Além-mar.

They arrived from Overseas.


Primeiro foi luta armada,

First, there was armed struggle,

Soldado e índio em coluna:

Soldiers and Indians in columns:

Facão, fuzil e espingarda

Machete, rifle, and shotgun

Contra arco, flexa e borduna.

Against bow, arrow, and war club.


Depois foi ouro trocado

Then came exchanged gold

Por pente, lâmina e espelho,

For comb, blade, and mirror,

E o aguardente foi dado

And the aguardente (liquor) was given

Por pau de tinta vermelho.

For red inkwood.


Depois foi tudo uma festa,

Then it was all a celebration,

Com as cunhantãs, curuminhas

With the cunhantãs, little ones,

Deitando pela floresta

Lying in the forest

Com Pedros, Diogos, Caminhas.

With Pedros, Diogos, Caminhas.


Numa argamata no brejo,

In a clearing in the swamp,

Bambus, maracas, sanfonas

Bamboos, maracas, accordions,

E a boca do rio Tejo

And the mouth of the Tejo River

Beijou o rio Amazonas.

Kissed the Amazon River.


Caraíba fez fama

Caraíba made a name

Dizendo que descobriu

Claiming to have discovered

A terra de Pindorama

The land of Pindorama

Que agora se chama Brasil.

Which is now called Brazil.

Added by Pedro Santos
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil May 25, 2025
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