LOCOMOTIVAS Theme:
Locomotivas was a Brazilian soap opera that aired in 1977. There were a couple of amazing things about this show, and interestingly enough, they have nothing to do with the actual show.
What makes this amazing? For starters, the logotype for the show title is super dope! A silhouette of a female w/ LOCOMOTIVAS typeset to create her undergarment, and the “V” is designed as a cover for her uhhhh…”secret place”. DESIGN DETAIL! I love it. Another thing that I really like is that they created a sound to accompany the show. The theme music was created by a great Brazilian jazz group called the Banda Black Rio (check them out). Take a look at the opening theme…
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This is an amazing post. I love anything related to Brasilian soul, funk, or jazz…the more obscure the better. And Banda Black Rio’s ‘Casa Forte’ is the basis for Mos Def’s ‘Casa Bey’, which happens to be my favorite Mos track…thanx for dropping another gem!
I feel exactly the way PAN does. You get props for this one. That’s “Maria Fumaça”. Oberdan Magalhaes was the man! More should be known about him.
um amazing as always…link?
“Maria Fumaça” is the JOINT!!!
Cool logotype!
Apparently you know your graphic design. A minor pet peeve is when people use the words logo and logotype interchangeably.
Wow! This is one of my favorite album cover!
This album cover owns.