Most tourists don't go to Candeal，a small city in the east of Brazil. But if they're interested in music, maybe they should.
Carlinhos Brown was a musician who grew up in Candeal. He started a pop group Timbalada in the 1990s. The group had more than a hundred musicians and singers, and most of them were young children from Candeal. They had eight albums (唱片）and toured in different countries.
Forty years ago, Candeal was a very poor place. Carlinhos wanted to do something for the children, so he opened a music school. Hundreds of children between five and twelve years old have learned to play music there. They start by playing music on bottles and boxes. Then they go on to other instruments (乐器). Many of the students at the school become very successful musicians now.
The school began to teach young musicians in 1994, and it's doing it for free. "My musical work started here as a student with Mr. Brown," said Jair Rezende. "I lost both my parents as a boy and he did so much for me，like a second father of mine."
Jair is a teacher himself and he works at the music school for many years. "We're helping the children to stay away from danger and to do good jobs at school," he said.
Now the school is working together with the government (政府）to make Candeal a better place."What's the secret of Candeal?" Carlinhos said,"It's love."
