Brazillian National Anthem for Brass Quintet

Brazillian National Anthem for Brass Quintet.

Brazil’s national anthem is easily up there with the greatest in the world. In fact, it could be mistaken for a lesser-known orchestral interlude in a Rossini opera. Here’s everything you need to know, including the lyrics and English translation.

Brazil’s national anthem is easily up there with the greatest in the world. In fact, it could be mistaken for a lesser-known orchestral interlude in a Rossini opera.

The anthem’s melody was composed by Francisco Manuel da Silva, and presented to the public on 13 April 1831 – a day now known in Brazil as ‘Day of the Brazilian National Anthem’ in Brazil.

The lyrics, written by Joaquim Osório Duque-Estrada in 1909, were declared the music’s official text in a 1922 decree by President Epitácio Pessoa