Aquele Abraço [English translation]

Rio de Janeiro is still beautiful

Rio de Janeiro is still

Rio de Janeiro [January River], Febraury and March

Hello, hello Realengo [one of Rio's neighbourhood]

A big hug!

Hello Flamengo fans [a popular soccer team]

A big hug!

Chacrinha is still [a TV host]

Shaking his tommy

And honking to the lady

And commanding the crowd

And is still

Giving the orders in the place

Hello, hello Mr. Chacrinha

Old warrior

Hello, hello Terezinha [a partner in Chacrinha's TV show]

Rio de Janeiro

Hello, hello Mr. Chacrinha

Old clown

Hello, hello Terezinha

A big hug!

Hello, lady from the slum

A big hug!

Everybody from Portela [a samba school]

A big hug!

Every Febraury month [Carnival takes usually takes place in Febraury]

That dance step!

Hello Banda de Ipanema

A big hug!

My way around the world

I make it myself

Bahia has given me [one of Brazil's states]

Ruler and compass [an education]

I'm the only one who knows what happens to me

A big hug!

For you who forgot about me

A big hug!

Hello Rio de Janeiro

A big hug!

All Brazillian people

A big hug!

• Artist:Gilberto Gil