Tracy Mann launched in Lisbon the book "O Mundo Todo é Bahia", which gathers diaries she wrote during the period of the military dictatorship in Brazil. The work, published 50 years after her experience in the country, transforms personal memories into an account of that historical moment.
The author lived alongside major names in Brazilian music during the military regime, including Gil and Caetano Veloso. The proximity to these artists led her to make English versions of their songs, spreading MPB (Brazilian Popular Music) internationally.
The book's title makes reference to the cultural atmosphere of Brazil during that period. Tracy Mann documented in her diaries the experiences lived alongside the Brazilian musicians, capturing a singular moment in the country's cultural history.
The launch in Lisbon represents Tracy Mann's return to the universe of Brazilian music and culture, now with the perspective of someone who revisits that period with temporal distance. The book offers a rare testimony of how the Brazilian musical scene developed during the most difficult years of political repression.
