Learn Portuguese With Wesley Safadão with these 10 Song Recommendations (Full Translations Included!)

Wesley Safadão
LF Content Team | Updated on 2 February 2023
Learning Portuguese with Wesley Safadão's music is fun, engaging, and includes a cultural aspect that is often missing from other language learning methods. It is also great way to supplement your learning and stay motivated to keep learning Portuguese!
Below are 10 song recommendations by Wesley Safadão to get you started! Alongside each recommendation, you will find a snippet of the lyric translations with links to the full lyric translations and lessons for each of the songs!

Wesley Safadão, from Brazil, is a solo artist who first gained prominence as the lead singer of the band Garota Safada. His career has been marked by a transition from band leader to a hugely successful solo act, bringing his energetic style to a wider audience.

He is particularly known for his contemporary take on forró and sertanejo, blending traditional rhythms with pop influences. Fans often recognize his powerful voice and lively stage presence in hits like "Camarote" and "Aquele 1%." His music is often upbeat and perfect for dancing.

CONTENTS SUMMARY
Ele É Ele, Eu Sou Eu (He Is Him, I Am Me)
Não é bem como você pensa
Esse sentimento pode ser verdade
Mas essa sua insegurança
'Tá criando entre a gente uma blindagem
It's not quite what you think
This feeling might be true
But this insecurity of yours
'It's creating a shield between us

Wesley Safadão has exactly one job here: convince a woman that he is not her ex. He does not pretend the ex was harmless. He concedes it in plain words, "Entendo ele te fez sofrer" ("I understand he made you suffer"), and then declines to serve the sentence for it. His real complaint is the wall that went up afterwards. Her caution is "criando entre a gente uma blindagem" ("creating a shield between us"), and a shield built out of someone else's behaviour keeps out the wrong man.

The title is the whole argument in five words. "Ele é ele eu sou eu" ("he's him, I'm me") lands three times in each chorus and then breaks into its halves, "Ele é ele" ("he's him") and "Eu sou eu" ("I'm me"), as though saying it slower will finally make it stick. He asks for one thing, "Se deixar eu te amar" ("if you let me love you"), and puts up one promise against the ex's record: "Não vou dizer Adeus" ("I won't say goodbye"). Os Barões da Pisadinha set all of this on a bouncing pisadinha groove, which is a strange place to park a man pleading his case, and it works.

Que Sofra Você (May You Suffer)
Só você que não 'tá vendo
Que nesse relacionamento
'To amando por dois
E você só deixando a gente pra depois
Only you don't see
That in this relationship
'I'm in love with two
And you just leave us for later

"Que Sofra Você" is a breakup anthem about refusing to keep giving love to someone who won't return it. The singer describes being the only one still invested in a one-sided relationship, then decides to walk away: if the other person wants to end things, they get a sarcastic "good luck" rather than a fight to stay.

The chorus is the heart of the song: the singer refuses to keep loving or wanting someone who doesn't want them back, and turns the pain around with the title line, "if someone has to suffer, let it be you." It's less about anger and more about self-respect — choosing peace over chasing someone who has already checked out. The song ends on that same note of moving on, with the singer saying they love themselves a little more every day.

Amor, Ex Amor (Love, Ex-Love)
'Cê não 'ta entendendo
Minha saudade não é de você
É de alguém que você já foi
Você mudou demais
You're not understanding
My longing isn't for you
It's for someone you used to be
You changed too much

Ever missed someone who doesn't exist anymore? That's the feeling at the heart of Wesley Safadão's "Amor, Ex Amor." The singer isn't missing his ex-partner as they are now, but rather the person they used to be. He points out how much they've changed, saying, "My longing isn't for you / It's for someone you once were."

He suggests that while his ex might be popular, they are ultimately lonely, asking, "What's the use of having a heart for the crowd and living alone?" The singer waited, but his ex took too long to realize what they had. Now, it's too late. Someone else has stepped in to care for him in a way his ex never did. He calls them his "love, ex-love," declaring that their past relationship couldn't have been true love if it ended, and that his ex's actions were like asking "to lose me forever."

Dois Lados (Two Sides)
Segue o líder
Cinco da manhã chegando em casa
Mais uma tentativa frustrada
Bebi, beijei, tentei, não deu em nada
Follow the leader
Five in the morning arriving home
Another failed attempt
I drank, kissed, tried, nothing came of it

"Dois Lados" ("Two Sides") is about the uneven aftermath of a breakup. The singer comes home at five in the morning after another failed attempt to move on, admitting that drinking and kissing someone else didn't fix anything.

The title captures the song's central idea: every breakup has two sides. On one side is the singer, who drinks, suffers, cries and keeps calling. On the other side is the ex, who has simply moved on and is following their own life with someone new.

By the end, the singer stops describing the split in the abstract and owns it directly: "I'm the one who drinks, who suffers, who cries and who calls" — a plain admission of which side of the story is really theirs.

Medo (Fear)
Pro lado, pro outro
'Cê vai chegar pra terminar
E vai lembrar que só eu mato sua sede na cama
E vai ai pensar em me xingar
From side to side
You'll come to break up
And you'll remember that only I satisfy your thirst in bed
And then you'll think about cursing me

"Medo" (Fear) is Wesley Safadão singing to a partner who's about to leave him. He tells her she can walk away, but she'll come to regret it: no one else will satisfy her the way he does, no other kiss will feel right, and no other embrace will feel like home.

The title comes from the chorus: he admits he's scaring her a little, because he's terrified of losing her. It reads less like a warning and more like a confession: he's not trying to control her, just being honest about how much she means to him.

The song ends with a shout out to the crowd, "Faz barulho Rio de Janeiro" (Make some noise, Rio de Janeiro), a reminder that this is a live performance for a hometown audience.

Vai Lá (Go on)
Se quer terminar, então 'tá terminado
O que decidir eu assino embaixo
Se acha melhor acabar
Quem sou eu pra discordar?
If you want to break up, then it's over
Whatever you decide, I'm on board
If you think it's better to end it
Who am I to disagree?

In Wesley Safadão's "Vai Lá," the singer faces a breakup with surprising confidence. When his partner wants to end things, he doesn't argue. Instead, he agrees, saying, "If you want to break up, then it's over." He even seems to encourage the idea, sarcastically admitting that the single life is great... until the party ends, the bottle is empty, and you're all alone.

This is where the song's true meaning comes out. The singer is daring his ex to go out and live the single life, predicting exactly what will happen: "Go on, go drink, you'll remember, you'll call." He's so sure of their connection that he believes the feeling of saudade (a deep, nostalgic longing) will inevitably prove that they can't live without him. It's a bold and confident anthem about knowing your own worth in a relationship.

Ninguém É De Ferro (No One Is Made Of Steel)
Hoje eu tenho certeza
Se beber dou trabalho
Vou pra cima da mesa
Me segura que eu caio no chão
Today I'm sure
If I drink I cause trouble
I'll get on top of the table
Hold me 'cause I'll hit the floor

“Ninguém É De Ferro” is the ultimate anthem for those nights when heartbreak meets happy hour. Wesley Safadão and Marília Mendonça trade verses as a pair of exes who swear they are tough, yet confess that nobody is made of iron. Between shots “de guti guti,” they feel the weight of loneliness, the scent of their ex’s kiss, and the itch to make a regrettable late-night call. The chorus keeps reminding us: crying is free, drinking feels easier, but one tap on the phone could blow up two lives at once.

Blending Safadão’s forró-pop energy with Marília’s sertanejo soul, the song paints a vivid picture of modern love: raw, messy, and just a buzz away from disaster. It teaches learners the everyday Portuguese of heartbreak while celebrating the universal feeling of vulnerability. Dance, sing, and maybe hide your phone before the chorus ends!

Sou Eu (It's Me)
Quem é que faz gostoso
Põe álcool no seu fogo
Que só de lembrar
A sua cama já tremeu
Who makes it delicious
Put alcohol on your fire
That just remembering
Your bed has already shaken

"Sou Eu" is a playful, flirty forró hit by Wesley Safadão. The singer is teasing an ex who still can't quite get over him: he's the one who "makes it feel good" and lights her fire, and no matter how she plays it cool, she still remembers exactly who he is.

In the second half, he spots her on social media with someone new, posting cute couple photos and captions. He isn't buying it, though. He teases that her new partner can't possibly measure up in bed the way he did.

It's a confident, cheeky song about an ex who is sure he left a lasting impression, sung over a driving forró rhythm made for dancing.

Não Faz Como Eu (Don't Do As I Do)
Vai vai Safadão, vai vai Safadão
'Tá vendo aí
Não para de mandar mensagem
Dizendo que 'tá com saudade
Go go Safadão, go go Safadão
See that?
You don't stop sending messages
Saying you miss me

Get ready for some serious confidence and a touch of playful revenge in Wesley Safadão and Guaynaa's "Não Faz Como Eu"! This song is all about an ex who's suddenly blowing up their phone, full of regret. The singer knows exactly what happened: the ex "gastou tempo a toa, Passeou em outra boca, E já se arrependeu" [wasted time for nothing, went around with someone else, and already regretted it].

But here's the kicker: the singer isn't letting them off easy! They're basically saying, "Yeah, he might love you, but you know why you haven't forgotten me?" The answer is blunt and hilarious: "É que ele não faz como eu" [It's because he doesn't do it like me]. The singer is convinced that no one can compare, especially when it comes to passion, declaring, "Só quem te arrepia sou eu" [Only I give you chills] and "Gostoso e safado na cama sou eu" [I'm the hot and naughty one in bed]. Guaynaa jumps in with a similar vibe, questioning the ex's sincerity and reminding them that love is a decision, not just a feeling. It's a fun, sassy track about knowing your worth and not falling for old tricks!

Hoje É Dia (Today's the Day)
Fim de semana chegou
Era tudo que eu queria
Hoje é dia de putaria
Já revisei meu som botei no doze nem chia
The weekend arrived
It was everything I wanted
Today's the day for f*ckery
I already checked my sound system, put it on twelve, it doesn't even hiss

Get ready to party! Wesley Safadão's "Hoje É Dia" is a high-energy anthem dedicated to the pure joy of the weekend. The lyrics paint a vivid picture of a classic Brazilian celebration where the only goal is to have fun and let loose. The singer exclaims that the weekend has finally arrived and it's a day for a wild party, or putaria.

He sets the scene perfectly: the sound system is cranked up to the max, a barbecue (churrasco) is underway, and the drinks, like cana (a strong Brazilian spirit), are flowing freely. The party's motto is to get "super crazy" (tri-loco), and the fun doesn't stop. People are flirting, dancing, and capturing every moment for social media. The music is so loud, coming from a massive wall of speakers known as a paredão, that it drowns out everything else. The chorus captures the feeling with its heavy bass beat, describing everyone drinking and dancing with total abandon.

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