THE redemocratization of Brazil turns 40 this Saturday (15) and refers to a phase of institutional transformations that occurred after the period of the military dictatorship. With the end of the regime, civil, political and social rights were resumed in the country.
To reassemble the period mentioned, the CNN He researched which songs and movies were successful in March 1985. On the date the redemocratization happened, for example, the song “No sin and no judgment” of Baby Consuelo It was the most played in Brazil, according to information from the most played website.
Already at the end of March, the international music “We Are The World”, which brought together several celebrities in favor of funds to combat hunger in Africa, was the most heard in Brazil.
The This Day in Music portal also brought together the most played songs in other countries on March 15, 1985. “You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)” of Dead or Alive in the United Kingdom and “Can’t Fight This Feeling” of the band REO SPEEDWAGON in the United States.
The romantic ballad “I Want To Know What Love Is” of the band Foreigner He stood out in the music charts in Australia and Canada.
Regarding the most popular films of 1985, the site Box Office Mojo, which is part of IMDB Pro, listed that the classic “Back to the Future” It was the movie with the biggest box office of the year of redemocratization.
Titles like “The purple color” and “Club of five” They were also released in the year that marked the redemocratization.
In Brazil, the film “Goat marked to die” It was highlighted in March 85, according to Playback.FM, which brings together the most successful box office and better classifications on the debut date.
The process movie directed by Eduardo Coutinho had his filming interrupted after the 1964 coup and it was only possible to resume 17 years later and released in 1984. The film portrays the life of João Pedro Teixeira, a peasant leader of Paraíba who was murdered in 1962.
The film also went to the Berlin Festival in 1985, in the year of redemocratization.
“Goat marked to die” was fourth in the list of the Brazilian Critical Critics Association (Abraccine) among the 100 best Brazilian films of all time.
This content was originally published in remember which songs and movies were successful in March 1985 on the CNN Brazil website.
Source: CNN Brasil
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