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Batista, Divino In The Last Volume/ Divino B’atista: 2018. 2p. ; 21 cm ISBN 9781731207197 1. Brazilian Literature. 2. Brasileiro Juvenile Romance.
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For all those who call themselves '’band PARAMORE fans’' And especially for all those who do not live without MUSIC!
Prologue People are like songs. They are meant for us to hear and understand. Some, we liked it from the beginning. Others like it after a while. Few touch our lives, but there is one, that special, which is our soundtrack. And this, I hear In The Last Volume.
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List of singers who
changed my life: (Written (and edited) by: Mariana Carey)
1. Adam Lambert 2. Adele 3. Aerosmith 4. Akon 5. Alanis Morissette 6. Alejandro Sanz 7. Alexandra Burke 8. Alfonso Herrera 9. Alicia Keys 10. All Stone 11. Alphaville 12. Amanda Seyfried 13. Amy Winehouse 14. Anahí 15. Anna Kendrick 16. Anitta 17. Aretha Franklin 18. Ariana Grande 19. Austin Mahone 20. Avacii 21. Avril Lavigne 22. B.o.B 23. The Band Perry 24. Barbie 25. Barry White 26. Bastille 27. The Beatles 28. Belinda 29. Berlin 30. Beyoncé
31. Bianca Merhy 32. Black Eyed Peas 33. Bonnie Tyler 34. Boys Like Girls 35. The Bravery 36. Brian McKnight 37. Britney Spears 38. Britt Nicole 39. Bruno Mars 40. Bryan Adams 41. Calvin Harris 42. Carly Rae Jepsen 43. Carly Simon 44. Carrie Underwood 45. Celine Dion 46. Charice 47. Cher Lloyd 48. Cheryl Cole 49. Chris Brown 50. Chris Tian 51. Christina Aguilera 52. Christina Perri 53. Ciara 54. Clockwork 55. Cobra Starship 56. Colbie Caillat 57. Coldplay 58. Conor Maynard 59. Creed 60. CymcoLé
61. Cyndi Lauper 62. Daft 63. Danielle Bradbery 64. Daughter 65. David Carreira 66. David Guetta 67. Demi Lovato 68. Dido 69. Dionne Warwick 70. Drake 71. Dream Theater 72. Dulce Maria 73. Duran Duran 74. Ed Sheeran 75. Elli Goulding 76. Elton John 77. Emily Jaye 78. Emily Osment 79. Eminem 80. Enrique Inglesias 81. Eric Berdon 82. Esmee Deanters 83. Evanescence 84. The Ex-Grilfrends 85. Far East Movement 86. Fat Joe 87. Fergie 88. Fifth Harmony 89. Filipe Guerra 90. Flípsyde
91. Flo Rida 92. Foster the People 93. The Fray 94. Fun. 95. Gabrielle Aplin 96. The Game 97. Gamu 98. Glee Cast 99. Gloria Estefan 100. A Great Big World 101. Green Day 102. Gummy Bear 103. Gun N’ Roses 104. Guru Josh Project 105. Gyn Glass Heroes 106. Hilary Duff 107. Hilltop Hoods 108. Iggy Azalea 109. Ii Volo 110. Imagine Dragons 111. Isa TKM 112. Isabella Castillo 113. James Arthur 114. James Blunt 115. James Morrison 116. Jamie Cullum 117. Jamie O’Neal 118. Jana Kramer 119. Jeson Derulo 120. Jason Mraz
121. Jay-Z 122. Jennifer Lopez 123. Jeremih 124. Jessie J 125. Jesuton 126. John Legend 127. John Lennon 128. John Newman 129. John Tyree 130. JoJo 131. Juanes 132. Justin Bieber 133. Justin Timberlake 134. Kathryn Dean 135. Katy Perry 136. Ke$ha 137. Kelly Clarkson 138. Kirsch & Bass 139. KT Tunstali 140. Kyle Casteliani 141. Kylie Monigue 142. Lay Antebellum 143. Lady GaGa 144. Lana Del Rey 145. Lane Brody 146. Lara Fabian 147. Las Ketchup 148. Laura Bell Bundy 149. Laura Pausini 150. Lea Michele
151. Leighton Meester 152. Lena Katina 153. Lenny Kraier 154. Lenny Kravitz 155. Leona Lewis 156. Leonard Cohen 157. Lifehouse 158. Lil Jon 159. Lil Wayne 160. Lilly Wood 161. Linkin Park 162. Lisa Sommers 163. Little Big Tow 164. Lorde 165. Lucy Hale 166. Ludacris 167. Luis Miguel 168. Madona 169. Maejor Ali 170. Magic! 171. Maite Perroni 172. Maluna 173. Mandy Moore 174. Manu Gavassi 175. Mariah Carey 176. Mark Ronson 178. Maroon 5 179. Matchbox Twenty 180. Meghan Trainor 181. Melissa Gorga
182. Michael Jackson 183. Mickael Carreira 184. MIKA 185. Miley Cyrus 186. Miranda Cosgrove 187. Miranda! 188. Mister Jam 189. Mitchel Musso 190. Moby 191. Muse 192. Mystery Alaska 193. M83 194. Natasha Bedingfield 195. Naya Rivera 196. Nazareth 197. The Neighbourhood 198. Netsky 199. New Radicals 200. Nick Jonas 201. Nickelback 202. Nicki Minaj 203. Nico & Vinz 204. Nina Kinert 205. Nirvana 206. Oasis 207. Olly Murs 208. One Direction 209. OneRepublic 210. Owl City 211. P!nk
212. P9 213. Pagan John 214. Paramore 215. Paris Hilton 216. Pee Wee 217. Pez 218. Phantom Planet 219. Pharrell Williams 220. Phil Collins 221. Pitbull 222. Plan B 223. PSY 224. The Pussycat Dolls 225. Rachel Platten 226. Rascal Flatts 227. RBD 228. Remy Zero 229. Ricardo Arjona 230. Rich Homie Quan 231. Ricky Martin 232. Rihanna 233. Rita Ora 234. Robbie Williams 235. Rod Stewart 236. Roxette 237. Rudimental 238. Sam Smith 239. Sara Bareilles 240. Sarah Brightman 241. Schiller
242. The Script 243. Selena Gomez 244. September 245. Shaki 246. Shakira 247. Shania Twain 248. Sia 249. Sidney Bowen 250. Silentó 251. Silverchair 252. Simply Red 253. Skrillex 254. Slash 255. Sleeperstar 256. Snoop Dogg 257. Snow Patrol 258. Son Of Levi 259. Sonna Rele 260. Spice Girls 261. Sugababes 262. Suzanne Ciani 263. Swedish House Mafia 264. T.I. 265. Taio Cruz
266. Tanner Patrick 267. Tash Phillips 268. Taylor Swift 269. Taylr Renee 270. Tiësto 271. Tigertown 272. Tim Mcgraw 273. Timbaland 274. Tony Bennett 275. Tony Braxton 276. Train 277. U2 278. Union J 279. Vanessa Hudgens 280. Vannessa Carlton 281. Vengaboys 282. The Wanted 283. The Weeknd 284. Whitney Houston 285. Will.i.am 286. Wisin 287. Wiz Khalifa 288. Zedd 289. 3 Doors Down 290. 3OH!3
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girl would, I am almost certain that her credit cards would not be in my hands at this very moment. "So, Mariana, you finally agreed to go to this year's Graduation Dance," I could see a huge forced smile appear on her face, "I'm sure you will love this year's student event, as I'm the one responsible for the decorations and everything else". "Right," I agreed, trying not to sound too ironic at that moment, "So I hope, mom". I knew when I decided that I had to get something this valuable from my mom that lying wasn't one of my best skills, but... as a paramorenatic, nothing related to morals and ethics would affect me now. It all started in 2010, when I was only nine years old and, if I remember correctly, it was pouring rain that day, a truly scary storm. I remember this because that was the exact reason why I ended up locked inside the house, lying on the couch, feeling utterly alone, watching TV. Suddenly, I accidently ended up sticking my huge butt on top of the remote control, which obviously made the TV start to change channels uncontrollably soon after that. Darn, Mariana! You decide to do something this stupid right when SĂtio do Pica Pau Amarelo is about to start? I hate myself forever for having done this – I scream euphorically at myself (as if that would have solved anything).
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I remember the incident making me furious, but ended up thanking myself for having been so clumsy (I’ll explain). Here’s the thing. As the channels on the cable TV were changing, I ended up making one of the greatest discoveries of my life, MTV. All of this because when I was finally able to make the TV go back to normal, the first image that popped up on the screen was Justin Bieber singing and performing the song that had made him become so popular here in Brazil: Baby. At that time, Justin Bieber wasn’t as well-known as he is today, because the next day, when I was finally able to watch the video for the third time, writing down the name of the song so that I could download it shortly after, I entered the school halls triumphantly, having been the first girl to have the song Baby in a cellphone. “Giiiiiirl, what song is that?” Eloise was the first to ask, “I need it now! Can you send it to me over Bluetooth?” “But of course. I want everyone to get to know my future boyfriend,” I couldn’t hold back my smile, “He’s so handsome, isn’t he?” and I ended up showing her one of the hundreds of other photos that I had downloaded from the internet and put into my phone. Back then, I even believed that I had actually been the one responsible for Justin being as popular here in Brazil as he is today, just because I would get up every day at 6 am, sharing the link to the best video clip in the world with all my friends, through Orkut and SMS.
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I would invite everyone to talk about and share that beauty with their dads, moms, brothers, cousins, acquaintances and neighbors! I was completely in love with Justin, promising to marry him as soon as I turned 16. I spent two years buying all of his posters, magazines and CDs, but as soon as news got out that he was dating a singer and actress from Disney, my world literally turned upside down (it was so obvious, why hadn’t I thought of that before? I would have to study Drama and take Singing Lessons in college before I could marry him…Darn!). “Giiiiirl, did you hear the news about your future boyfriend? Or should I call him your ex-future boyfriend?” I remember Eloise holding an open Capricho magazine in her hand, right on the page where the tragic news was visible and in focus, as if it were yesterday. “Noooooooo….” I wailed, after having read the article. After hearing such bombastic news, I would always turn off the TV every time that Justin’s video would show up on screen. I still remember, though, that the worst news was having found out that my competitor was none less than Selena Gomez herself. I ended up hating one of my favorite American TV shows, “Wizards of Waverly Place”, because of that. At least he had chosen someone who was up to my standard, pardon the lack of modesty. Later on, however, I discovered that my greatest passion was
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actually music. The ones responsible for this wonderful discovery were now my divas, Avril Lavigne and Katy Perry. “Mooom… can I dye my hair, please? I’m already thirteen,” I begged her through bellows as I tried to make her watch the best videos made my divas: “Wide Awake” and “Smile”. “You look like a crazy person crying like that, Mariana!” My mom complained, “You’re going to end up dehydrated! They don’t even know that you exist!” “But mom, everyone at school has this new look,” I tried to tell this little white lie so that she would give in to my insistent proposal, but it seemed as though my mom always kept an extra card in her sleeve. “Everyone? Then why haven’t I seen anyone with this new look at my work?” My mom was no more, no less than the principle of the school that I attended, “And what is more, a student that shows up there with this type of new look will be suspended until I give the order,” she swallowed before adding, “What are you all thinking? Haven’t you teenagers realized that these singers are wearing wigs?” “No way mom, you’re the one who should do some research, you know? Avril Lavigne would never wear a wig. Katy Perry might have done it, but Avril wouldn’t,” I finally blustered, defending one of my divas. That was when, to my delight, when the “Smile” video clip was over, my biggest inspiration appeared on screen. Yes, it was her. Stunning, and owner of a
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wonderfully stupendous voice, Haley Williams captivated me at the same instant (of course I didn’t know her name when I discovered her. That is what the internet is for. Long live Google!). It was love at first listen. What caught my attention the most was her hair color: it was totally orange. “Look, didn’t I tell you, didn’t I tell you, mom, that everyone had this new look?” I jumped like a mad person in front of the TV pointing at the scenes where Haley appeared with orange hair in “The Only Exception”. “Aw, what a cute singer, honey, I loved that song. If you asked me to have style like hers, I could even make an exception regarding this new look you’re talking about so much, but…” “Really, mom?” I interrupted her, my eyes shining, “But why can’t I have Avril’s or Katy’s styles? Do you have something against my divas?” “Enough questions, Mariana, do you or don’t you want to have this new look?” “What do you think?” I tried not to sound ironic at that moment, especially because I still could not believe that my mother, after so many no’s, was finally going to let me dye my hair. Later on, as I sat in front of the computer, and saw the translation of the song title I realized why my mom had changed her mind so quickly. “The Only Exception” - it was the only exception she would make! OH. MY. GOD.
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What was truly ironic was finding out the meaning of the word Paramore (which sounds exactly like Paramour): Secret lover. And that is how P-A-R-A-M-OR-E had become my (not so) secret lover. Now can you understand why I’m a Paramorenatic? If the color of my hair is orange today, instead boring old blonde, it is because of Hayley Williams. ♫♪♫♪ ''That's what you get when you let your heart win, whoa… That's what you get when you let your heart win, whoa…'' ♫♪ That was the bellowing sound of my cellphone lying on my bed, as I still tried to find something decent to wear. After all, it is not every day that a paramorenatic can fool her mom that easily in order to simply obtain the newest product from her favorite band. “Giiiiirl, finally some good news, huh?” Eloise shouted from the other end of the line when I finally picked up my phone and put it to my ear, “Why didn’t you tell me sooner? You know how much I hate being the last person to know things, don’t you?” “What are you talking about, Eloise?” “Oh, come on, you idiot! Don’t tell me you’ve already given up on going to the Graduation Dance.
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Have you?” I could hear a change in her voice, as if she had gone from ecstatic to utterly disappointed, “Your mom just told me you were going. Ugh! Don’t make me sad again, Mariana, please. You know how much I wish you would go, don’t you?” “What? What do you mean my mom told you?” I had truly been caught by surprise. My mom should not have told Eloise that I had agreed to show up to the Graduation Dance, but as always, excitement always overcomes her and when I realize it, the entire neighborhood already knows about the news. “Come on, Mariana, she just called me to ask if I knew something, like, the reason why you had finally agreed to go to this year’s Graduation Dance. Then I told her that I didn’t know anything about that yet, and that I would certainly be calling you to ask for the reason. Then she hung up. You know how controlling your mom is, don’t you? In fact, speaking of controlling, you won’t believe the number of views that “The only exception – cover by Mariana” got over these last seven days…” “How many?” I asked, curiosity taking over me. After all, I had no idea how many people had viewed the latest video, which would not be the last, in my channel “PARAMOUR” on Youtube. “Are you ready?” She added, trying to create a brief feeling of suspense. “Wait a second…” I took a deep breath, playing along with her, “Okay, now I’m ready.”
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“Okay, then…” However, I interrupted her before she could continue: “Wait!” I yelled, throwing the tops that I had taken from my closet before picking up Eloise’s phone call, and turning on my desktop – okay, now you can say it.” As you may have noticed, I certainly would not have believed a word that Eloise said (even though we were best friends and everything). That is why I quickly decided to personally check. I opened the link that same second and waited for the page to load, without even blinking. The speed of the internet sucked, so I kept observing each element that slowly appeared on the screen…
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Passionate about music, films and brazilian literature, he sees in the works of Paula Pimenta and Carina Rissi a source of inspiration. The trilogy "In love with a fool" is her debut book in the literary world.
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