Berê ‎Cão E Gato Brazil ps samba mpb jazz latin soul EP 45 jorge ben tim maia

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ARTIST: Berê ‎ TITLE: Cão E Gato / Amargo / Nos Cantos Escuros / Escandalosamente Maravilhante
LABEL: Continental (3) ‎– 1.01-201-215
RECORD GRADE: VG+ (stickers and stamps on ctr labels) SLEEVE GRADE: VG (Stickers on cover)

NOTES: Brazilian import! See pics! 
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The list List of Rolling Stone 100 Greatest Brazilian Music Records Number Title Year Artists 1 Acabou Chorare 1972 Novos Baianos 2 Tropicalia ou Panis et Circencis 1968 Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil, Gal Costa, Tom Zé, Os Mutantes, Nara Leão, Torquato Neto, Capinam, Rogério Duprat 3 Construção 1971 Chico Buarque 4 Chega de Saudade 1959 João Gilberto 5 Secos & Molhados 1973 Secos & Molhados 6 A Tábua de Esmeralda 1974 Jorge Ben 7 Clube da Esquina 1972 Milton Nascimento & Lô Borges 8 Cartola 1976 Cartola 9 Os Mutantes 1968 Os Mutantes 10 Transa 1972 Caetano Veloso 11 Elis & Tom 1974 Elis Regina and Tom Jobim 12 Krig-ha, Bandolo! 1973 Raul Seixas 13 Da Lama ao Caos 1994 Chico Science & Nação Zumbi 14 Sobrevivendo no Inferno 1997 Racionais MC's 15 Samba Esquema Novo 1963 Jorge Ben 16 Fruto Proibido 1975 Rita Lee & Tutti Frutti 17 Racional 1975 Tim Maia 18 Afrociberdelia 1996 Chico Science & Nação Zumbi 19 Cabeça Dinossauro 1986 Titãs 20 Fa-Tal - Gal A Todo Vapor 1971 Gal Costa 21 Dois 1986 Legião Urbana 22 A Divina Comédia ou Ando Meio Desligado 1970 Os Mutantes 23 Coisas (Moacir Santos album) 1965 Moacir Santos 24 Roberto Carlos Em Ritmo de Aventura 1967 Roberto Carlos (singer) 25 Tim Maia 1970 Tim Maia 26 Expresso 2222 1972 Gilberto Gil 27 Nós Vamos Invadir sua Praia 1985 Ultraje a Rigor 28 Roberto Carlos 1971 Roberto Carlos (singer) 29 Os Afro-Sambas 1966 Baden Powell e Vinicius de Moraes 30 A Dança da Solidão 1972 Paulinho da Viola 31 Carlos, Erasmo 1971 Erasmo Carlos 32 Pérola Negra 1973 Luiz Melodia 33 Caymmi e Seu Violão 1959 Dorival Caymmi 34 Lóki? 1974 Arnaldo Baptista 35 Estudando o Samba 1976 Tom Zé 36 Falso Brilhante 1976 Elis Regina 37 Caetano Veloso 1968 Caetano Veloso 38 Maria Fumaça 1977 Banda Black Rio 39 Selvagem? 1986 Os Paralamas do Sucesso 40 Legião Urbana 1985 Legião Urbana 41 Meus Caros Amigos 1976 Chico Buarque 42 Bloco do Eu Sozinho 2001 Los Hermanos 43 Refazenda 1975 Gilberto Gil 44 Mutantes (album) 1969 Os Mutantes 45 Raimundos 1994 Raimundos 46 Chaos A.D. 1993 Sepultura 47 João Gilberto 1973 João Gilberto 48 As Aventuras da Blitz 1982 Blitz 49 Tim Maia Racional Vol 2 1976 Tim Maia 50 Revolver 1975 Walter Franco 51 Clara Crocodilo 1980 Arrigo Barnabé 52 Cartola 1974 Cartola 53 Novo Aeon 1975 Raul Seixas 54 Refavela 1977 Gilberto Gil 55 Nervos de Aço 1973 Paulinho da Viola 56 Amoroso 1977 João Gilberto 57 Roots 1996 Sepultura 58 The Composer of Desafinado, Plays 1963 Tom Jobim 59 Canção do Amor Demais 1958 Elizeth Cardoso 60 Gil & Jorge: Ogum, Xangô 1975 Gilberto Gil e Jorge Ben 61 Fôrça Bruta 1970 Jorge Ben 62 MM 1989 Marisa Monte 63 Milagre dos Peixes 1973 Milton Nascimento 64 Show Opinião 1965 Nara Leão, João do Vale e Zé Kéti 65 Nelson Cavaquinho 1973 Nelson Cavaquinho 66 Cinema Transcendental 1979 Caetano Veloso 67 África Brasil 1976 Jorge Ben 68 Ventura 2003 Los Hermanos 69 Samba Esquema Noise 1994 Mundo Livre S/A 70 Getz/Gilberto 1963 João Gilberto, Stan Getz e Tom Jobim 71 Noel Rosa e Aracy de Almeida 1950 Aracy de Almeida 72 Jardim Elétrico 1971 Os Mutantes 73 Angela Ro Ro 1979 Angela Ro Ro 74 Õ Blésq Blom 1989 Titãs 75 Tim Maia 1971 Tim Maia 76 A Bad Donato 1970 João Donato 77 Canções Praieiras 1954 Dorival Caymmi 78 Gilberto Gil 1968 Gilberto Gil 79 Álibi 1978 Maria Bethânia 80 Gal Costa 1969 Gal Costa 81 Psicoacústica 1988 Ira! 82 O Inimitável 1968 Roberto Carlos 83 Matita Perê 1973 Tom Jobim 84 Qualquer Coisa/Jóia 1975 Caetano Veloso 85 Jovem Guarda 1965 Roberto Carlos 86 Beleléu, Leléu, Eu 1980 Itamar Assumpção e Banda Isca de Polícia 87 Verde, Anil, Amarelo, Cor-de-Rosa e Carvão 1994 Marisa Monte 88 Nada como um Dia após o Outro Dia 2002 Racionais MC's 89 Carnaval na Obra 1998 Mundo Livre S/A 90 Quem é Quem 1973 João Donato 91 Cantar 1974 Gal Costa 92 Wave 1967 Tom Jobim 93 Lado B Lado A 1999 O Rappa 94 Vivendo e Não Aprendendo 1986 Ira! 95 Doces Bárbaros 1976 Caetano Veloso, Gal Costa, Gilberto Gil e Maria Bethânia 96 A Sétima Efervescência 1997 Jupiter Apple 97 Araçá Azul 1973 Caetano Veloso 98 Elis 1972 Elis Regina 99 Revoluções por Minuto 1985 RPM 100 Circense 1980 Egberto Gismonti

If you’ve stumbled upon Berê (Berenice Biachi), you have found one of the most sophisticated and elusive "lost gems" of the late-70s Brazilian discography. While the 1970s was a decade of giants like Elis Regina and Gal Costa, Berenice Biachi—recording simply as Berê—released a self-titled debut in 1978 on the Continental label that remains a high-water mark for regional, symphonic MPB.

Hailing from Rio Grande do Sul, Berê was just 18 when she recorded the album. It is a masterpiece of "Sophisticated Gaucho" music, blending the pastoral, melancholic folk of the Brazilian South with lush, orchestral arrangements and jazz-fusion undertones. The album features compositions by legends like Lupicínio Rodrigues and Raul Ellwanger, but it is Berê’s voice—technical yet deeply emotive—that carries the record. Tracks like "Amargo" and "Viagem para o Sul" are prized by crate-diggers for their unique "chamber-folk" atmosphere.

Despite heavy promotion by Continental at the time, the record didn't "break" nationally, and Berê famously stepped away from the music industry shortly after to pursue a successful career in architecture. This disappearance only fueled the album's cult status.

As of 2026, the Berê (1978) LP is a legitimate "holy grail" for vinyl collectors, with original pressings in good condition often fetching astronomical prices on the global market. In late 2025, rumors began circulating in the Brazilian "vanguard" music scene about a possible definitive reissue or a high-resolution digital remaster to celebrate the album's approaching 50th anniversary. Whether or not Berenice ever returns to the stage, her 1978 debut stands as a timeless bridge between regional tradition and avant-garde pop.

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