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1970 Ratings: #4All Time: #123
September 1970 / Release Date
LP / Format
Philips / Label
MPB, Samba-Rock / Genre
Manoel BarenbeinProducer
Jorge BenWriter
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90
AllMusic
One of the hidden gems in Jorge Ben's discography, it's a wonderful album because it kept everyone's plentiful musical skills intact while simply sailing along on a wonderful acoustic groove that may have varied little but was all the better for its agreeable evenness.
Trindade31
80

"Eu sozinho; olho prá lua Te Te Terê Terezinha do meu Brasil"
"Deixei de lado o meu orgulho. Pois eu vi como era feio inútil e tão infeliz"
"Não me importo que ela não me olhe. Não diga nada e nem saiba que eu existo, quem eu sou. Pois eu sei muito bem quem ela é"

Jorge Ben o primeiro sambista incel

JackTony
99

BANGERS! Jorge Ben is such a genuinely amazing singer/songwriter. Every song on this is so catchy. Such a great experience.

MortalMan
95

I've been meaning to listen to this for quite some time now, and I'm so glad I finally got around to it. Fôrça bruta is an absolute timeless classic full of amazing, uplifting tracks that will never fail to brighten you up. It's frankly unbelievable how well composed some of the instrumentals on here are—their acoustic feel truly evokes pure happiness. I didn't enjoy Jorge Ben's vocals on every track, but he definitely had his outstanding moments; ... read more

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Anypsotis
95

I am completely new to Samba, but MAN am I glad I checked this out. Absolutely blown away, had a smile on my face all the way through this album. The strings, the percussions, the horns, the atmospheric elements, it's all peak

87

I dont speak Irish or wherever Jorges from

MortalMan
95

I've been meaning to listen to this for quite some time now, and I'm so glad I finally got around to it. Fôrça bruta is an absolute timeless classic full of amazing, uplifting tracks that will never fail to brighten you up. It's frankly unbelievable how well composed some of the instrumentals on here are—their acoustic feel truly evokes pure happiness. I didn't enjoy Jorge Ben's vocals on every track, but he definitely had his outstanding moments; ... read more

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