song "Grândola, Vila Morena"

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"Grândola, Vila Morena" is a famous Portuguese protest song by Zeca Afonso that became a symbol of the Carnation Revolution and the struggle against the Estado Novo dictatorship.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Portuguese-language song
song
album Cantigas do Maio
alsoKnownAs Grândola
Grândola Vila Morena
associatedWith Movimento das Forças Armadas
associatedWithEvent Carnation Revolution
bannedOrCensoredBy Estado Novo authorities
linked to: Estado Novo regime
broadcastBy Rádio Renascença
composer José Afonso
countryOfOrigin Portugal
culturalSignificance anthem of Portuguese democracy movement
iconic song of 20th-century Portuguese history
dateOfKeyBroadcast 1974-04-25
firstReleaseYear 1971
genre folk music
protest song
hasAuthor José Afonso
hasChorusLine Grândola, vila morena, terra da fraternidade
hasMusicalStyle Portuguese folk
hasRhythm march-like rhythm
hasSubject brotherhood among the people
power of the people
hasTitle Grândola, Vila Morena
linked to: Grândola
includedIn canon of Portuguese revolutionary songs
inspiredBy town of Grândola
linked to: Grândola
language Portuguese
lyricist José Afonso
namedAfter Grândola
notablePerformance sung collectively during 1974–1975 Portuguese democratic transition
performedAt commemorations of the Carnation Revolution
political demonstrations in Portugal
performer José Afonso
placeOfFirstPerformance Portugal
politicalContext opposition to Estado Novo regime
recordedBy José Afonso
recordLabel Orfeu
symbolOf Carnation Revolution
struggle against Estado Novo
theme anti-fascism
equality
fraternity
resistance to dictatorship
solidarity
usedAs signal for start of Carnation Revolution

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Grândola associatedWith song "Grândola, Vila Morena"
Município de Grândola knownFor song “Grândola, Vila Morena”
linked to: song "Grândola, Vila Morena"