Pra Não Dizer que Não Falei das Flores

"Pra não dizer que não falei das flores" (Portuguese for "Not to say that I haven't spoken about the flowers"), also known as "Caminhando" (Portuguese for "Walking" or "Going forward"), is a song composed by Geraldo Vandré that ranked second in the third Festival Internacional da Canção in 1968. Although it was the most applauded song of the night and very well received by the public, the music did not guarantee to Vandré the prize thanks to orders given the station Rede Globo by the first Army command who condemned the composition because they considered it extremely critical of the government. The first place prize went to the song "Sabiá" (Portuguese for "Thrush") of Tom Jobim and Chico Buarque; the authors ended up being booed for about 23 minutes while the people continued to sing Vandré's song. Considered a violation of the sovereignty of the country and a mockery of the armed forces, public playing of the song was forbidden by the Brazilian military dictatorship the following day along with the edition of AI-5, and the composer had become one of the most hunted persons in the country. The general Luís de Oliveira França, Security Secretary, warned that the music would serve as a slogan for the street manifestations hereafter. All the registers of Vandré's presentation at the festival were deleted.