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{{Infobox song
| name       = Kátia Flávia, a Godiva do Irajá
| cover      =
| alt        =
| type       = single
| artist     = [[Fausto Fawcett]]
| album      = [[Fausto Fawcett e os Robôs Efêmeros]]
| released   = 1987
| recorded   = 1987
| studio     =
| venue      =
| genre      = [[Rap rock]], [[New wave music|new wave]], [[post-punk]], [[funk]]
| length     = 4:06
| label      = [[Warner Music Group|WEA]]
| writer     = [[Fausto Fawcett]], [[Laufer (musician)|Laufer]]
| producer   = [[Liminha (musician)|Liminha]]
| prev_title =
| prev_year  =
| next_title = Juliette
| next_year  = 1988
| misc       = {{External music video|{{YouTube|HfLQCLo5bVA|"Kátia Flávia, a Godiva do Irajá"}}}}
}}
"'''Kátia Flávia, a Godiva do Irajá'''" ([[Portuguese language|Portuguese]] for "''Kátia Flávia, the [[Lady Godiva|Godiva]] from [[Irajá]]''") is a song written and composed by [[Brazil]]ian musicians [[Fausto Fawcett]] and [[Laufer (musician)|Carlos Laufer]], and originally performed by Fawcett on his 1987 debut album ''[[Fausto Fawcett e os Robôs Efêmeros]]''. It was the album's first [[Single (music)|single]], being followed by "Juliette" in 1988.
A major hit at the time of its release, it is considered the first Brazilian [[Hip hop music|rap]] song ever,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sintoniamusikal.blogspot.com.br/2015/05/fausto-fawcett-e-os-robos-efemeros-lp.html|title=Fausto Fawcett e Os Robôs Efêmeros (LP 1987)|date=May 4, 2015|access-date=May 25, 2017|language=Portuguese}}</ref> and is Fawcett's most famous composition; he himself has spoken very fondly of the song, claiming once that he considered the character of Kátia Flávia "his [[Batman]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://paginacinco.blogosfera.uol.com.br/2016/07/02/katia-flavia-e-o-meu-batman-uma-agua-com-fausto-fawcett/|title='Kátia Flávia é o meu Batman' – Uma água com Fausto Fawcett|author=Rodrigo Casarin|work=Página Cinco|date=July 2, 2016|access-date=May 19, 2017|language=Portuguese}}</ref>
==Background and composition==
The song, which is permeated by military terms (even referencing the [[Exocet]] missile in a verse<ref>{{cite web|url=https://airway.uol.com.br/alo-policia-o-exocet-vem-ai/|title='Alô, polícia!' O Exocet vem aí|work=Airway Online|date=June 8, 2015|access-date=May 12, 2019|language=Portuguese}}</ref>), narrates the exploits of the titular Kátia Flávia, an archetypical blonde ''[[femme fatale]]'' (a common trope on Fawcett's ''œuvre'') who is constantly seen roaming naked around the ''[[Rio de Janeiro|carioca]]'' neighborhood of [[Irajá]] – thus referencing the 13th-century legend of [[Lady Godiva]].<ref name="GauchaZH">{{cite web|url=https://gauchazh.clicrbs.com.br/cultura-e-lazer/noticia/2015/02/leia-a-letra-comentada-de-katia-flavia-4701931.html|title=Leia a letra comentada de 'Kátia Flávia'|work=GaúchaZH|date=February 18, 2015|access-date=May 12, 2019|language=Portuguese}}</ref> In an interview, Fawcett stated that the character of Kátia Flávia was inspired by a real-life eponymous woman, whom he had read about in a newspaper; he then wrote a short story inspired by the news (subsequently included in his short story anthology ''Básico Instinto'', from 1992), later adapting the short story into a song.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mulherescantadas.wordpress.com/2011/10/03/katia-flavia-a-godiva-do-iraja/|title=Kátia Flávia, a Godiva do Irajá|work=Mulheres Cantadas|date=October 3, 2011|access-date=May 12, 2019|language=Portuguese}}</ref> A [[music video]] premiered on July 26, 1987 through ''[[Fantástico]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://globoplay.globo.com/v/2059847/|title=Há 25 anos, ia ao ar o clipe de 'Kátia Flávia'|work=Globoplay|date=July 26, 2012|access-date=May 12, 2019|language=Portuguese}}</ref>
==Adaptations==
A [[comic book]] adaptation of the song, written and illustrated by Iuri Casaes, was published in 2014 by [[Curitiba]]-based Editora Encrenca.<ref name="GauchaZH"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://oglobo.globo.com/cultura/fausto-fawcett-volta-cena-com-performance-novos-livros-filme-hq-14452443|title=Fausto Fawcett volta à cena com performance, novos livros, filme e HQ|author=Sílvio Essinger|work=[[O Globo]]|date=November 4, 2014|access-date=May 19, 2017|language=Portuguese}}</ref> Encrenca was also responsible for re-issuing Fawcett's books ''Santa Clara Poltergeist'' and ''Básico Instinto'', which remained out of print for years after being originally released in the early 1990s.
In 2016 Fawcett has spoken about the possibility of turning the song into a [[feature film]], with actress [[Maitê Proença]] in the role of Kátia Flávia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://epoca.globo.com/colunas-e-blogs/bruno-astuto/noticia/2016/04/fausto-fawcett-quer-maite-proenca-para-viver-katia-flavia-no-cinema.html|title=Fausto Fawcett quer Maitê Proença para viver Kátia Flávia no cinema|author=Bruno Astuto|work=[[Época (Brazilian magazine)|Época]]|date=April 17, 2016|access-date=May 19, 2017|language=Portuguese}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.heloisatolipan.com.br/gente/depois-de-longa-temporada-no-teatro-fausto-fawcett-se-prepara-para-lancar-livro-e-dois-filmes-temos-perspectiva-de-katia-flavia-ir-para-os-cinemas/|title=DEPOIS DE LONGA TEMPORADA NO TEATRO, FAUSTO FAWCETT SE PREPARA PARA LANÇAR LIVRO E DOIS FILMES: 'TEMOS A PERSPECTIVA DE KÁTIA FLÁVIA IR PARA OS CINEMAS'|author=Leonardo Rocha|work=[[Internet Group|iG]]|date=January 16, 2017|access-date=March 28, 2018|language=Portuguese}}</ref>
==Appearances in other media==
The song was included in the soundtracks of the ''[[telenovela]]'' ''[[O Outro]]'' and of the films ''[[Bitter Moon]]'' and ''[[Elite Squad]]''.
==Fernanda Abreu cover==
{{Infobox song
| name       = Kátia Flávia, a Godiva do Irajá
| cover      = Fernanda_Abreu_Kátia_Flávia.jpg
| alt        =
| type       = single
| artist     = [[Fernanda Abreu]]
| album      = Raio X
| released   = May 5, 1997
| recorded   =
| studio     =
| venue      =
| genre      = [[Pop music|Pop]], [[dance-pop]]
| length     = 4:34
| label      = [[EMI]]
| writer     = [[Fausto Fawcett]], [[Laufer (musician)|Laufer]]
| producer   = [[DJ Memê]], Fernanda Abreu
| prev_title = Brasil É o País do Suingue
| prev_year  = 1996
| next_title = Jack Soul Brasileiro
| next_year  = 1997
| misc       = {{External music video|{{YouTube|xcKIGQ7rLMw|"Kátia Flávia, a Godiva do Irajá"}}}}
}}
[[Fernanda Abreu]], a long-time friend and also collaborator of Fawcett, covered the song ten years after its original release for her fourth solo album, ''Raio X''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://omusicologo.wordpress.com/2013/02/27/originais-originados-fausto-fawcett-1987-x-fernanda-abreu-1997-katia-flavia/|title=Originais & Originados – Fausto Fawcett (1987) x Fernanda Abreu (1997) – "Kátia Flávia"|work=O Musicólogo|date=February 27, 2013|access-date=May 19, 2017|language=Portuguese}}</ref> A critically acclaimed music video directed by Abreu's then-husband Luiz Stein received a nomination for the [[MTV Video Music Brazil]] award, in the "[[MTV Video Music Award for International Viewer's Choice|Viewer's Choice]]" category, in 1997.
===Track listing===
# "Kátia Flávia, a Godiva do Irajá" – 4:34
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[[Category:Songs about Rio de Janeiro (city)]]
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