Buchada refers to a traditional Brazilian dish, specifically a stew made from goat offal (tripe, liver, kidneys) seasoned and cooked inside a goat's stomach.
It's a very specific and culturally rich word, not commonly found in everyday Portuguese songs. Its inclusion here highlights the regional flavors and traditions of the São João festivities, making it an interesting and unique vocabulary choice for learners.
This is a São João medley, a run of forró classics that João Gomes and Assisão sing back to back at a live show, all tied to Brazil's June bonfire festival.
It opens with a love song lit by a small bonfire: someone builds the fire while waiting for their love, and the yard warms up with forró around it. From there it moves into a marriage proposal song, asking a girl's father for her hand, sung between calls to Saint Peter, the patron saint of matchmakers and of the festival itself.
Later verses lean into forró's own sound, like the accordion (sanfona) "crying" its pirim pirim pirim, and into the four seasons of a love that lasts through spring, summer, autumn and winter. The medley closes back in the countryside, with fireworks thrown by hand instead of guns, corn dishes like pamonha on the table, and one more night by the bonfire before São João ends.