"Brazilian popular music plays a larger role in the cultural life of Brazil than popular music seems to elsewhere. It wasn’t until the second half of the of twentieth century that a majority of the population was literate. And a large majority of Brazilians still live below the poverty line. Perhaps these facts contribute to the importance of oral tradition in Brazil. Brazilian Portuguese is constantly evolving, and its speakers maintain a very playful relationship with it. Despite the poverty and isolation of much of Brazil, the literate portion of the population is exceptionally informed. They have an acute awareness of cultural developments in the rest of the world. ... - David Byrne, June 1988"
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