Gueto Lyrics in English IZA

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Gueto by IZA from Portuguese to English.
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Verse 1
Look who's here, it's fire in Babylon
Dressed in love, just to keep you up
The sound that woke people from Olaria to Colombia
I know where I'm going, I'm going
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, I know what's set for me
Bling, bling, bling, bling, designer in my dressing room, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, another deal for me
Bling, bling, bling, bling, mama, I'm on the plim-plim, yeah
Walking the streets, she knows where it's gonna lead, aiá
Under her braid there's a story to tell, aiá
Close the street down in the ghetto, ghetto
There's gonna be samba in the ghetto, ghetto
Play ball in the ghetto, ghetto
She's a kid from the ghetto, ghetto
Verse 2
Dang, she's fire, asphalt and beach
Down the hill, she's a flag bearer, later there's dance on the court
Dang, she's fire, the smoke rises
So pull up to the base, there's a party on the rooftop, with the bass thumping the speaker
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, I know what's set for me
Bling, bling, bling, bling, designer in my dressing room, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, more deals for me
Bling, bling, bling, bling, mama, I'm on the plim-plim, yeah
Walking the streets, she knows where it's gonna lead, aiá
Under her braid there's a story to tell, aiá
Close the street down in the ghetto, ghetto
There's gonna be samba in the ghetto, ghetto
Play ball in the ghetto, ghetto
She's a kid from the ghetto, ghetto
So look up, see where we've gotten
I'm from the North Zone, Rio de Janeiro
So look up, see where we've gotten
And I won't stop
Close the street down in the ghetto, ghetto
There's gonna be samba in the ghetto, ghetto
Play ball in the ghetto, ghetto
She's a kid from the ghetto, ghetto
Open the door for the ghetto, ghetto
Gold sprouts in the ghetto, ghetto
Nobody silences the ghetto's voice, ghetto
She's a kid from the ghetto, ghetto
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SONG MEANING

“Gueto” is IZA’s joyful shout-out to the neighborhood that shaped her. Over a contagious beat, she paints a vibrant picture of Rio’s North Zone: vendors selling sacolé ice pops, samba echoing through blocked-off streets, soccer games on improvised pitches and rooftop parties where the bass rattles the tiles. The singer jumps between scenes of everyday life and flashes of her rising stardom — “bling bling in my dressing room” and new contracts piling up — to show that success and humble origins can dance together in the same song.

At its heart, the track is an anthem of pride and possibility. IZA reminds listeners that the gueto is not just a place, but a powerhouse of creativity, resilience and culture that no one can silence. By urging us to “look up at how far we’ve come” and to “open the door for the ghetto,” she turns a word often used to marginalize into a badge of honor. The message is clear: bring the whole community along, celebrate your roots and never stop aiming higher.

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