Chico Buarque de Holanda - new album after 8 years

After 8 years Chico Buarque is back with a new album that is a tribute to Rio, mentions Sao Paulo, and plays with a northeastern Brazilian style of rap.

Chico's last album was 'As Cidades' (BMG) in 1998. He is back composing after devoting many years to literature. The album entitled 'Carioca' was released by the record company Biscoito Fino. Chico presents 9 new songs out of 12 in the album. Two of these songs are raps, which the composer defines as the "newest gig in the Brazilian music scene in the past years".

In ''Carioca, Chico exposes the many faces of Rio: a suburban Rio in the song 'Suburbio' (Suburb), the first song in the album; a cinematographic Rio in the song 'Sempre' (Always) composed for the new Caca Diegues movie ' O maior amor do mundo'. The focus of the album is undoubtedly Rio, however, at different moments, he praises the geography of Sao Paulo, although he called it 'abominable' in the past.

Among the songs in the album take note of 'Imagina', composed by Chico and Jobim, in the voices of Chico and Monica Salmaso, a new and talented MPB (Brazilian Popular Music) singer. Also a 'rap-baiao' entitled 'Ode aos Ratos', where Chico performs with percussionist Marcos Suzano.