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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A mountain, 705 m (2,310 ft) high, of southeast Brazil overlooking Rio de Janeiro. A popular tourist attraction, it has a cog railroad and is topped by the enormous concrete statue Christ the Redeemer.
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With infinite pains, a road has been conducted to the summit, where the space is so confined that a few persons only can be accommodated at the same time, but from whence the prospect is indescribably magnificent: it is called Corcovado, and is a favourite ride with the Emperor.
A New Voyage Round the World in the Years 1823, 24, 25, and 26. Vol. 1 Otto von Kotzebue 1816
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The most familiar of them is "Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars," his English-language version of Antonio Carlos Jobim's "Corcovado," which has been sung by everyone from Frank Sinatra to Queen Latifah.
A Kind of Poet 2010
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Songs like Antonio Carlos Jobim's "Corcovado," "Dindi," and "Samba de Uma Nota Só" (One-Note Samba) will be played by friends on their acoustic guitars in cozy settings for many years to come.
Chris McGowan: Blame It on the Bossa Nova: 50 Years of Sublime Music 2009
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It's a terrific version of a beautiful song, Everything But The Girl's cover of Jobim's "Corcovado".
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Tracks such as "Corcovado," titled to fit an obvious part of the trek, seems to perfectly illustrate in sound what I can only imagine traveling through Corcovado, Brazil, feels like.
The Red and Black CHRIS DESANTIS 2010
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"Corcovado" (Quiet Nights by Quiet Stars) is a classic example of the style.
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Members of the guitar studio will present the following solo works: Zach Dodge performing "Corcovado" by Antonio Carlos Jobim, Brandon Arnold performing
Media Newswire media-newswire.com 2010
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Members of the guitar studio will present the following solo works: Zach Dodge performing "Corcovado" by Antonio Carlos Jobim, Brandon Arnold performing
Media Newswire media-newswire.com 2010
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Winter Sextet on a trip to Latin America; while there he discovered bossa nova and, on a bus journey, wrote an English lyric for Antonio Carlos Jobim's "Corcovado", calling it "Quiet
Expecting Rain 2010
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This was best demonstrated by Everything But the Girl's rendition of Antonio Carlos Jobim's "Corcovado," which deftly blended light chattering drum and bass rhythms into the delicate ambiance of the song.
At Long Last, a Red Hot Return to Rio Martin Johnson 2011
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