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To understand the magnitude of ’s hit, we must first understand the musical landscape of Brazil in the early 1990s. The country had just emerged from a turbulent political period. Musically, the giant rock festival "Hollywood Rock" had faded, and the dominance of Música Popular Brasileira (MPB) was being challenged by the rise of Funk Carioca from the favelas and the global explosion of electronic music. fernanda abreu rio 40 graus