I liked the Jim Carrey movie in 1999 featuring this song, too, but a lot don't seem to like the movie.
The interesting thing is that this song is originally in Portuguese. Imagine having to translate it into English and continue with the same rhyme, harmony, etc.
Very cool! I read that on a few websites after your post. Didn't know it before. I've not heard the Portuguese version. Will need to look for it on YouTube. Thanks for posting...T