Hino de São Gonçalo - RJ

São Gonçalo, a very simple city
Built in the charms of watercolor
Sweetheart of all Gonçalense
City that grows day by day
Eternal monument, Sun of joy
Greater pride of the people of Rio de Janeiro

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Your past, city, was honorable
Your future will be wonderful
And your present a shining truth
Your people always orderly and liberal
Sow in your maternal bosom
The favorable seeds of kindness

You have factories with many chimneys
That quickly reveal who you are
Workshop where the hammer strikes hard
Macedo, Palmier, here is the talent
Estephânia, oh what a great monument
Here are strong men, ready for work

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You have festive churches, whose bells
Ring out pure, crystal-clear sounds
Bringing pomp and glory to the city
In Neves, Alcântara or Gradim
Certainly, this grace you do have
The grace that adorns your history

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