Lá Vem o Brasil Descendo a Ladeira

Who comes down from the hill
And doesn't die on the asphalt
Here comes Brazil
Going down the hill

In the ball, in the samba
In the sole, in the jump
Here comes Brazil
Going down the hill

From your school is a top-notch
Passista
Here comes Brazil
Going down the hill

In the balance of the can
It's no joke
Here comes Brazil
Going down the hill

And the whole city
That was quiet
In that early morning
Woke up earlier

Risking a verse
The poet shouted
The people answered
In a fearless samba

And while the mulatta
In full movement
With so much cadence
Went down the hill

She showed everyone
In that moment
The strength that
The Brazilian woman has