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Artist: João Gilberto
Canonical path: /joao-gilberto/menino-do-rio
Related lyric paths: 6
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Menino do Rio
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Menino do Rio
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Menino do rio, calor que provoca arrepio
Dragão tatuado no braço, calção corpo aberto no espaço
Coração de eterno flerte, adoro ver-te
Menino vadio, tensão flutuante do Rio
Eu canto pra Deus proteger-te
O Havaí seja aqui, tudo o que sonhares
Todos os lugares, as ondas dos mares
Pois quando eu te vejo eu desejo o teu desejo
Menino do rio, calor que provoca arrepio
Toma esta canção como um beijo
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João Gilberto performs "Menino do Rio", and this lyric page sits inside the João Gilberto catalog on LyroVerse.
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