But whenever a modern Brazilian needs a good cry in his or her cerveza, it is still to these swaying, sublimely passive-aggressive tunes that he or she will turn.

• 遗憾的是，在其后一年的时间里，联手打造曹方的两家唱片公司创盟音乐和钛友文化迫于市场环境，先后退出唱片市场。此时恰值合约到期，曹方成了自由人。