‘The superintendent of the 18 Club and the general director of the 18 Club have the honor to grant Mr. Radamés Gnattali, admitted into the service of this Club on January 27, 1956, the present diploma that assures him the title of Honorary Member, so that he may enjoy the guarantees of the Internal Regulations of the 18 Club, integrating him among those who sincerely desire, through his constructive work, the progress of his broadcasting station and of the Brazilian diffusion, of alcohol’. Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)
The diploma was a joke from the musicians of the Rádio Nacional orchestra, and was awarded to Radamés in 1956, in ‘honor’ of his fiftieth birthday. // The Clube das 18 was a clandestine bar that functioned in the Rádio Nacional building between 6pm and 8pm, between the end of rehearsals and the beginning of the evening programs. To attend it was necessary to be admitted as a ‘member’. // (Radamés Gnattali private archive)
