The singer Baby Gilberto, niece of Chico Buarque and daughter of the composer João Gilberto, was the protagonist of a controversy this week. During a show that took place on Tuesday the 29th, Bebel received a Brazilian flag, threw the object on the ground and trampled on the national symbol.
The singer then rehearsed samba steps and cleaned the stage with the Brazilian flag. “I’m sorry, but do you think I’m happy to be Brazilian or not?” Bebel asked in English. A few “Yes” and “No” can be heard, along with whistles and screams from the audience.
Bebel then compensates by singing “Bananeira” and not talking about it anymore. The singer tours the United States and Canada.
The video was shared by Mário Frias, former culture minister in the Jair Bolsonaro government. “These people have no feelings for Brazil,” Frias wrote on Twitter. “They just like to benefit from what people can give them.”
This is Bebel Gilberto, daughter of the composer João Gilberto, niece of Chico Buarque. See what she did with the Brazilian flag she received from a spectator in San Francisco.
These people feel nothing for Brazil. They just like to benefit from what people can give them. pic.twitter.com/MlhcDSZt9g
— MarioFrias (@mfriasoficial) July 23, 2022
Also read: “There will be a flag, yes”, article by Ana Paula Henkel published in issue 122 of Revista Oeste