Pope Francis sings Brazilian carnival song: ‘Riqueza’

In addition to minimizing the growth of evangelical churches in Brazil, Pope Francis took the opportunity to sing a Brazilian carnival march during an interview with Jorge FontevecchiaPresident & CEO of Profile Group.

One of the main subjects of the conversation lasting more than two hours was Brazil – and Francisco spoke from Lula to the wealth that exists here. When opening the theme, Fontevecchia asked what the country means to the world’s leading Roman Apostolic Catholic Church.

“Brazil is a continent, it is an explosion of wealth, it is the security of the future with Mato Grosso. “They are taking their wealth, even from the lungs of humanity. The Amazon and the Congo are the two lungs of humanity. And if they take that away, we take away our oxygen, we take away wealth.”

Brazil has to resolve itself through the dynamics of opposition within itself, and not through ideological uniformity, on one side or the other.

At another point in the conversation, Jorge Fontevecchia noticed how Pope Francis smiles when he hears the word “Brazil,” and he responds with a well-known carnival march: “That’s right, Brazil starts carnival from the beginning of the year until Good friday. The Brazilian always comes to me, the water, that song ‘they say cachaça and water, I don’t think so,’ is what the rich Brazilian has.”

To read the interview text or watch the full video (pope sings at the moment 1:52:00), click here.

Which carnival song did Pope Francis sing?

The song in question is “Cachaça Is Not Water,” one of the most iconic of the Brazilian commemorative date that was written by Marinosio Trigueiros Filho, Brazilian journalist, singer, musician, folklorist and composer. Read the letter below:

Do you think cachaça is water?
Cachaça is not water, no
Cachaça comes from the still
And water comes from the stream

Do you think cachaça is water?
Cachaça is not water, no
Cachaça comes from the still
And water comes from the stream

I can miss everything in life
Rice, beans and bread
I may lack butter
And everything else is not needed, no

I may miss love
I even find it funny
I just don’t want you to miss me
The damn cachaça

Do you think cachaça is water?
Cachaça is not water, no
Cachaça comes from the still
And water comes from the stream

Do you think cachaça is water?
Cachaça is not water, no
Cachaça comes from the still
And water comes from the stream