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- ↑ The Brazilian Sound: Samba, Bossa Nova, and the Popular ... Chris McGowan, Ricardo Pessanha - 1998 ""Travessia" was picked as the festival's second-best song and became an instant standard, with its sad acoustic guitar ..."
- ↑ The Penguin encyclopedia of popular music -Donald Clarke, Alan Cackett, Paul Balmer - 1998 Page 913 "NASCIMENTO, Milton (b 26 Oct. '42). ... recorded one of his songs, then to Rio. where he was befriended by Eumir Deodato, who arranged songs for an International Song Festival '67: Travessia' won second prize (later known as 'Bridges'.
- ↑ Billboard - 25 Nov 1967 - Page 14 "FERMATA TAKES 2 OUT OF 3 AT THE 2nd International Song Festival (RIO DE JANEIRO-OCTOBER, 1967) CAROLINA By Chico Buarque de Hollando TRAVESSIA By Milton Nascimento Available right NOW for recording, publishing or pressing from masters .
- ↑ Jazz - Volumes 3-4 1978 - Page 88 "This body of music by Milton Nascimento represents the most deserving and least well-known group of records I know. ... It contains one gorgeous song, Travessia (Bridges), with English lyrics by Gene Lees,"
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