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Sergio Mendes ensured that the international image of Brazil was still that of an easy-going, exotic paradise.

塞尔吉奥·门德斯确保巴西的国际形象仍然是一种随和的、奇异的天堂。

But back in Brazil, the reality was rather different.

但是回到巴西,现实却截然不同。

Life was not easy.

生活非常不容易。

The soldiers had inherited serious economic problems, but the early days of the military regime were not as repressive as many on the left had feared.

士兵们继承了严重的经济问题,但早期的军事政权并不像许多左翼人士所担心的那样专制。

And there was a new form of mass entertainment, television.

而一种新形式的大众娱乐形式逐渐出现在人们的视野当中，这就是电视。

In the 60s, sales of TV sets in Brazil boomed, and the most popular programmes included live music contests.

在60年代,电视机的销售在巴西非常繁荣,最受欢迎的节目包括现场的音乐比赛。

These festivals were organised by rival TV companies in Rio and Sao Paulo and were very different to Eurovision, for they featured the very best new singers in the country.

这些节日都是相互竞争的电视公司在里约热内卢和圣保罗组织的，而和欧洲的显著区别在于,他们精选在乡下最好的新歌手。