Most tourists don't go to Candeal, a small city in the east of Brazil. But if they're interested in music, they will go there.
Carlinhos Brown was born here in 1962. He arrived on the Brazilian pop scene in 1982 and in the 1990s he became widely known as the leader of the musical group Timbalada. There were more than 100 members in this group, and most of them were young kids from Candeal. They recorded eight albums(专辑)and toured many countries around the world.
In the 1980s and 1990s, Candeal was a very poor area, and Carlinhos wanted to do something for the kids. So he opened the Pracatum Music School. On a classroom wall he painted, "This is the school of my dreams", to encourage the students.
Hundreds of young people between five and twelve have learnt to play music there. They start by playing music on bottles and boxes. Then they go on to other instruments. Many of them have become very successful musicians.
The school has been training young musicians from the area since 1994——and it's been doing it for free. "My musical work started here as a student with Mr. Brown, "said Jair Rezende. "I lost both my parents as a boy and Carlinhos helped me a lot. He is like a second father to me. "
Jair is a teacher himself and he has been working at the music school for many years. "We have been helping kids to stay away from danger and to get good marks at school, " he said.
For some years now, the school has been working together with government programs, and now there is a big project for improving the neighborhood of Candeal. People believe the Pracatum Music School has magic and they love it.
