Samba-Enredo 1963 - Xica da Silva

Despite not having great beauty
Xica da Silva emerged in the midst of the highest nobility
The contractor João Fernandes de Oliveira
Bought her to be his companion
And the mulatto who was a slave
Felt a strong transformation
Exchanging the moans of the slave quarters
For the nobility of the hall

With the influence and power of his love
That surpassed the barrier of color
Francisca da Silva, mocked captivity
In the Arraial do Tijuco
There in the State of Minas

Today a legendary city
Its beautiful name is Diamantina

Where Xica lived and ruled
Dazzling society
With the pride and whims of the mulatto
Important, majestic, and envied
So that life would make her more beautiful

João Fernandes de Oliveira
Had a vast lake built
And a beautiful galley
And a very rich litter to carry her
When she went to attend mass at the chapel