Final Project Interviews.pdf
- 1. 1 Interviews Questions: 1. Are you Brazilian Portuguese? If not, then how do you identify? 2. Did you grow up in Brazil? If so, what songs do you remember listening to as a child? (As in, folk songs) 3. If you didn’t grow up in Brazil, what songs have you encountered in your teaching in Brazil/in your life? Person 1: Caio Oliveira 1. yes 2. I grew up in Brazil. The songs I remember the most are lullabies and folk circle dances/songs: • Nana neném, que a cuca vem pegar • O sapo não lava o pé • Alecrim dourado • As flores já não crescem mais • Lencinho branco • Pombinha branca And some songs that were meant to be sung while jumping rope. • Salada, saladinha • O homem bateu em minha porta • Suco gelado 3. N/A Person 2: Sandra Tavares (former colleague) *There is a difference between Portuguese and Brazilian Portuguese...it’s like French vs French Canadian* 1. Portuguese 2. Grew up in Fall River, M.A.; grandparents from Azores Islands of Portugal 3. • Portuguese radio stations • Church music on sundays • CDs/old records from grandparents • “Yes, Brazilian and Portuguese speak the same Portuguese language but the music is very different.” Person 3: Manny Amaral (Portuguese Band Leader, Bristol R.I.) 1. No reply 2. No reply 3. No reply