A Pop Star Expresses His Love Of Brazil In Song
Gregory Abbott’s ‘Como Em Casa’: Brazil Is Inside Of Me captures the spirit of Rio!
When we last met up with Gregory Abbott, it was on the beach at Copacabana. A starlit night, strolling to the rhythm of luminous waves pushed by the offshore breeze. ‘Whisper The Words’ went on to become one of 2024’s favorite love songs and an Urban Bossa classic:
Ahhh, Ahhh, whisper the words that hypnotize me, sing to me all through the night. Ha ya ya ya, feeling your body here beside me, warming my soul with your light.
This year, Abbott returns with a new single, ‘Como Em Casa (Brazil Is Inside of Me)’. Bright and breezy and intimately inspired by lifelong memories.
‘Como Em Casa (Brazil Is Inside of Me)’: Rio’s Inspiration
Gregory Abbott’s chart-topping ‘Shake You Down’ won 1987’s coveted Soul Train Award for Best Male Single. But Abbott was elsewhere, getting his passport stamped in Brazil, where ‘Shake You Down’ was shaking up radio playlists from Pernambuco to Santa Caterina.
TV Globo welcomed him in Rio, where he was introduced to an up and coming pop singer, Rosanna. Since they were both on the CBS label, the opportunity to record a duet was too good to resist. A few days turned into a few more, then several.
That’s when Gregory Abbott fell in love with Brazil. And memories from those days became inspiration for this new song.
The Story behind Gregory Abbott’s ‘Como Em Casa (Brazil Is Inside of Me)’
It was mid-October when an e-mail from Gregory Abbott arrived, and I couldn’t help but smile:
“Attached is a new creation (‘Como em Casa’), that we are thinking of releasing sometime after the holiday season. We wanted to give you a ‘heads up,” it read.
We shared a few emails about the song, and the version you’re listening to now arrived a few short weeks ago. So, I reached out to Gregory with a simple question. “‘Como Em Casa’ is much different than ‘Whisper The Words’. What inspired you to pen such a bright and uplifting song?”
And Gregory Abbott’s answer opened up a very personal side to a man who wanted to give back by paying it forward.
Como Em Casa is both reflective and inspirational
Here’s Gregory Abbott, in the moment:
I was first introduced to Brazilian culture when, as a youngster, I saw the movie Black Orpheus. The rhythm, the joy, the music of this movie really resonated for me, (and of course me and all my friends had a crush on Marpessa Dawn, the beautiful lead actress). When years later I visited Brazil, I was not disappointed.
What impacted me most after the incredible beauty I would say, was the zeitgeist of the culture. The world view, the passion and joy with which Brazilians live their lives. This was true wherever I went from the beachfronts surrounding the bay to the favelas. It was evident in the martial artists, the musicians and in the everyday folks.
It also helped that when I got there, it seemed like everyone looked like me; the result of the blending of many different ethnicities, which reminded me of my family, and these various blends contribute to the overall charming tapestry of the culture.
I’ve been delighted to have the chance of creating music with Brazilian musicians, so Brazil for me, is definitely a place that I have internalized and taken with me wherever I’ve gone.
All this has inspired me to write ‘Como Em Casa’.
Yours Sincerely,
Gregory Abbott
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Lyrics for Gregory Abbott’s ‘Como Em Casa (Brazil Is Inside of Me)’
Soaring high in the clouds. First time to Rio
the emerald waters reaching for the sky
I’d always heard of the Christ on Corcovado
protecting the bay below with arms held wide
Mist on the beach and Sugarloaf peak
(Wow)
A land I’ve grown so fond of
Ticuna queens all walking tan and proud
(Lovely)
The view is a treat they’re keeping the beat
of soul seducing samba
(Just like the rhythm of life)
I feel It in my heart, now I’ve come to realize that
CHORUS
I’m never alone wherever I go
Brazil it lives inside me
Freedom and joy, a lovely place to be
It feel like I’m home now that I know
Espirito it will guide me
Once you’ve been there you will surely see
(I’m never alone wherever I go my heart lives in Brazil
The wind and the sea forever with me
A joy that lasts a lifetime
I’m never alone, wherever I go I just can’t wait until…
The wind and the sea forever with me
Here me when I say
My heart lives in Brazil)
Mist on the beach and Sugarloaf peak
(Wow)
A land I’ve grown so fond of
Ticuna queens all walking tan and proud
(Lovely)
The view is a treat they’re keeping the beat
of soul seducing samba
(Just like the rhythm of life)
I feel It in my heart, now I’ve come to realize that
CHORUS
I’m never alone wherever I go
Brazil it lives inside me
Freedom and joy, a lovely place to be
It feel like I’m home now that I know
Espirito it will guide me
Once you’ve been there you will surely see
(My heart lives in Brazil)
I’m never alone wherever I go
Brazil it lives inside me
Freedom and joy, a lovely place to be
It feel like I’m home now that I know
Espirito it will guide me
Once you’ve been there you will surely see
Brazil It Lives Inside Me
Written, produced and performed by Gregory Abbott for Mojo Man Entertainment
Copyright 2025 Grabbitt Music All Rights Reserved.
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