nav al ▁became ▁an ▁institution al ized ▁talent ▁factory . ▁The ▁success ▁of ▁prec urs ors ▁such ▁as ▁Luis ▁C ald as , ▁Ch icle te ▁com ▁Ban ana , ▁Il ê ▁A iy ê , ▁Marg are th ▁M enez es , ▁and ▁Ol od um ▁her ald ed ▁the ▁convergence ▁of ▁Car nav al ▁and ▁commercial ▁music . ▁S low ly ▁the ▁n ort he astern ▁and ▁national ▁music ▁mark ets ▁began ▁to ▁open . ▁ ▁Between ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁Bah ian ▁Car nav al ▁became ▁the ▁stage ▁for ▁the ▁greatest ▁success ▁in ▁Brazil ' s ▁musical ▁landscape ▁yet : ▁Daniel a ▁Mercur y ▁land ed ▁the ▁number - one ▁spot ▁in ▁radio ▁stations ▁throughout ▁Brazil ▁with ▁her ▁s amba - re gg ae ▁hit ▁" O ▁C anto ▁da ▁C idade ". ▁Her ▁show ▁broke ▁public ▁attend ance ▁records ▁from ▁O ia poque ▁to ▁Ch u í ▁and ▁she ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁exponent ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁Bah ian ▁sound ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁television ▁special ▁on ▁her ▁musical ▁career ▁transm itted ▁on ▁a ▁national ▁station , ▁R ede ▁Glo bo . ▁ ▁Mercur y ' s ▁st unning ▁success ▁rad ically ▁t ore ▁down ▁the ▁pre con ception s ▁and ▁bar riers ▁that ▁Brazil ' s ▁musical ▁ep ic ent ers ▁had ▁im posed ▁on ▁Bah ian ▁music ▁with ▁orig ins ▁ent rench ed ▁in ▁car nav al . ▁Iron ically , ▁Mercur y ' s ▁huge ▁success ▁on ▁a ▁national ▁scale ▁transformed