“Brazil, as we understand it today, did not exist 100 years ago. A continental country, with diverse cultures, with six biomes, a vast array of different accents, customs and music as well. One generation was responsible for creating this identity, which is the generation of 1920”
The assessment is by filmmaker and musician André Weller. According to him, names like composer Ary Barroso (1903-1964) helped to build the idea of a country that inhabits national common sense. “He created this ‘Brazilian Brazil’, which we are so proud of. We may not know what the ‘inzoneiro mulato’ is [intrigante]but he is ours. We know that.”
Documentary poster Ary. Photo: Gibraltar Filmes/Disclosure
André Weller signs the script and direction of the documentary Aryabout the composer of Watercolor from Brazilsamba composed in ten minutes, on a rainy night that trapped Ary Barroso at home.
Stories like this are in André Weller’s feature film and are retold in the program Samba Wheel, produced by Brazil Agency and by National Radio. The third season of the program starts airing this Sunday (26), at noon, and the first episode is about Ary Barroso.
André Weller’s film features dramatization resources, images of Ary and texts by the composer, narrated in the first person by actor Lima Duarte. The feature film premiered this month, at the Rio Film Festival, and is expected to hit the national circuit in 2026.
Samba imagery
As in previous seasons, the program Samba Wheel brings the universe and imagery of samba and interviews singers, composers, musicians and also writers, filmmakers, actors, theater directors and researchers to talk about samba and listen to good music.
The interviews for the new season have already been recorded and will be edited weekly. The series runs until the last Sunday of the year (12/27). There will be episodes about composers of different stripes, such as Moacyr Luz, Noel Rosa, Vinicius de Moraes, Bezerra da Silva and Ismael Silva.
Furthermore, the program features the music scene of Rio de Janeiro and Brasília, in tasty conversations such as chats with Breno Alves, Kiko Horta, Tatá Weber and Tiago do Bandolim.
Collection
Started in 2019, the Samba Wheel He has already spoken with composers such as Nei Lopes, Leci Brandão and Herminio Belo de Carvalho, with singers Teresa Cristina, Roberta Sá and Áurea Martins, writers such as Ruy Castro, Alberto Mussa and Paulo Lins. The latest interviews with Monarco, João Donato and music critic Zuza Homem de Melo were also aired on the program.
THE Samba Wheel airs every Sunday, at noon, on the 11 stations in the National Radio, and is subsequently distributed in National Public Communication Network (RNCP). The program’s collection can be heard here.
Service
What: Program Samba Wheel – premiere of new season with Ary Barroso;
When: Sunday, 10/26, at 12pm;
Where: On Rádio Nacional da Amazônia (OC 11,780 kHz and 6,180 kHz), Brasilia (AM 980 KHz and FM 96.1 MHz), Foz do Iguaçu (FM 90.1 MHz), Recife (FM 87.1 MHz), Rio de Janeiro (AM 1,130 KHz and FM 87.1 MHz), São Luís (FM 93.7 MHz), São Paulo (FM 87.1 MHz) and Alto Solimões (FM 96.1 MHz).
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