Brazil is going all-in as it prepares to host its first-ever NFL game.
When the 2024 season gets underway, the second game of Week 1 will be historic as the Eagles and Packers will go head-to-head at Corinthians Arena in Sao Paolo.
Headlining pregame festivities is a trio of Brazillian performers. Electronic music artist CAROLA will provide a pregame performance, Brazillian-American vocalist Zeeba will sing the United States National Anthem and the multitalented Luisa Sonza will sing the Brazillian National Anthem.
Learn more about Sonza, the artist who will sing Brazil's national anthem to set the stage for a historic sporting event.
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Who is Luisa Sonza?
Luisa Sonza is a Brazillian singer-songwriter and host.
Sonza was born in Tuparendi, a municipality in the Rio Grande do Sul state in Brazil. She rose to prominence by performing cover songs on YouTube as a teenager, which led to a record deal with Universal Music Group in 2017.
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After releasing an eponymous extended play in 2017, Sonza released her debut album, "Pandora," in 2019. She has since released two more albums "Doce 22" in 2021 and "Escalando Intimo" in 2023.
Sonza has five YouTube videos with over 100 million views, including the official video for "Modo Turbo," a collaboration with Pabllo Vittar and Anitta. The video is nearing 250 million views.
She took to Instagram to announce that she would be singing the national anthem at the Week 1 matchup.
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What time does Eagles vs. Packers start?
The NFL Brazil game between the Eagles and Packers is set to kick off at 8:15 p.m. ET (9:15 p.m. local time) on Friday, Sept. 6. The game is being played at Corinthians Arena in Sao Paolo.
CAROLA will perform pregame, Zeeba will sing the "Star Spangled Banner" and Anitta will perform at halftime.
The game and all of the accompanying festivities will air exclusively on Peacock.
Brazillian National Anthem lyrics, translated
I
The placid shores of the Ipiranga heard,
the resounding shout of a heroic folk.
And the sun of Liberty in shining beams,
shone in the homeland's sky at that instant.
If the pledge of this equality
we managed to conquer with strong arm,
in thy bosom, O Freedom,
our chest defieth death itself!
O beloved,
idolized homeland,
Hail, hail!
Brazil, an intense dream, a vivid ray
of love and hope to earth descendeth.
If in thy beautiful, smiling and limpid sky,
the image of the [Southern] Cross blazeth.
Giant by thine own nature,
Thou art beautiful, strong, a fearless colossus,
And thy future mirrors that greatness
Chorus:
Adored land
Amongst a thousand others
art thou, Brazil,
O beloved homeland
Of the sons of this ground
Thou art kind mother
Beloved homeland, Brazil!
II
Eternally lying on a splendid cradle,
to the sound of the sea and in the light of the deep sky.
Thou flashest, o Brazil, crocket of America,
illuminated by the sun of the New World.
Than the most ostentatious land,
thy smiling, beautiful meadows have more flowers.
"Our forests have more life,"
"Our life" in thy bosom "more loves".
O beloved,
idolized homeland,
Hail, hail!
Brazil, of eternal love, may
the starry ensign which thou displayest be a symbol.
And may the laurel-green of this pennon say:
"Peace in the future and glory in the past."
But if thou raisest the strong cudgel of justice,
thou shalt see that a son of thine fleeth not from battle,
nor do those who love thee fear death itself.
