Playing with the chorus to notice more stuff about it.

The melodic contour (in green) in bars 3-4 and 7-8, but the rhythm (in blue) references the verse.
Unit C bridging us back to the verse is a more elaborate version of the ending recit. I’d love to start and finish with that recit to bring out the Portuguese and prioritize text in general. Being a producer, ND is probably gonna see this as a missed opportunity, but oh well.