The refrain is a Bahian protect song created by Dorgival Dantas,[1] with folk dance, rhythmic samba and merengue influences.
[2] The song has been subject to various interpretations by a great number of Brazilian artists, and various lyrics and additional music added to the original Dorgival Dantas version.
The European releases included an EP with five different tracks of the song, the original radio version, another by Mister Jam and three by DJ Class.
[14] On 13 July 2012, the Brazilian artist Michel Teló also released his rendition of the song, entitled "Bara Bará Bere Berê" as a download.
The version with songwriting credits to Dorgival Dantas de Paiva was produced by Dudu Borges[19][20][21][22] On 24 July 2012, Teló performed it live on Brazilian television variety show Encontro com Fátima Bernardes.
2011 and earlier Prior to the Alex Ferrari / Leo Rodriguez / Michel Teló hit, the song had been performed by various Brazilian formations in the second half of 2000 (around 2007 onwards).
In addition to the European hit versions by Alex Ferrari, Leo Rodriguez and Michel Teló, it has been performed by various artists including very notably by Cristiano Araújo who reinterpreted the song in recording released on 10 May 2012 on "Som Livre" label as "Bara Berê" using tradition Bahia sound.