[2] "Shimbalaiê" was Gadú's first musical composition and the singer claims that she wrote and composed it when she was 10 years old.

Gadú admits that "Shimbalaiê" came to her as a shock, given that she didn't enjoy writing music very much.

The singer confirmed that the word shimbalaiê doesn't have any real meaning.

[5] From 4 August to 1 September 2011, the song was number one in the Italian FIMI and the iTunes Store charts, surpassing well-known artists like Adele, Katy Perry, Maroon 5 and Pitbull.

The song also went platinum, which marked the first time that a Brazilian artist had achieved such a distinction in Italy.