“Music is the universal language of mankind” (Henry Wadsworth Longfellow). Music is one of the most important cultural things in Brazil. People use music to express emotions through the countless types of music found throughout the country. Samba‚ Choro‚ and Carimbo are just three of the main types of music played throughout Brazil. There are a wide range of musical specific to Brazil and its people. The most popular type of music found in Brazil is Samba. It is a mixture of the cultures and races
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The Music of Brazil Brazilian culture is a culture that is has a very diverse nature. An ethnic and cultural mixing occurred during the colonial period between with the Native Americans‚ Portuguese and Africans forming the bulk of Brazilian culture. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries Italian‚ German‚ Spanish‚ Arab and Japanese immigrants settled in Brazil and played an important role in creating a multicultural country. “Although Brazil is considered the fifth largest country in the world
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Ellingson Latin Ensemble 5 March 2012 Samba Samba is a style of music that originated in Brazil through the region’s traditional music as well as African music brought by slaves via the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade. One important traditional Brazilian musical style that influenced the creation of Samba is that of Batuque. Batuque was a traditional music and dance style that was born in Cape Verde. Samba is primarily found in Northeastern and Southeastern Brazil‚ especially in Rio de Janeiro where the
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African culture such as Candomblé‚ samba‚ and music. Brazilian music has always played a big role in the culture. Music in Brazil is a ‘national passion. (BBC docu.) The music composed in Brazil was used to build its national identity and also produce unity among Brazilians. As mentioned in the Brazilian Sound‚ samba is comfort‚ celebration‚ escape and abandon‚ but also samba represents a culture‚ philosophy‚ and a tradition for Brazilians. The roots of samba some say to have derived from Angola
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Samba: Roots and Influences Introduction Samba is one of the most popular forms of Brazilian music in the world. Its roots‚ strongly from Africa add to its history and power as an expressive outlet. Samba comes from the word “semba” of the Bantu language of South Africa which refers to dance and clapping of hands in a circular formation. Today‚ Samba is celebrated most widely through one of Brazil’s national celebration of Carnaval‚ located most famously in the Sambódromo of Rio de Janeiro. Samba
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Samba and Tango - A Comparison Curitiba Travel Blog › entry 1 of 1 › view all entries June 29th‚ 2006 – by: philgadomski The samba and tango are very unique styles of music that developed in Brazil and Argentina respectively. Despite their similar origins and evolutions‚ these music styles still have their differences‚ and are as different as they countries whose culture and history they now greatly represent. The following examines the similarities and differences of the samba and tango
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Paraw & Samba Regatta The high sense of spirituality and dynamic inter-cultural values of the Ilonggos pave the way for celebrations of festivals and fiestas as a form of thanksgiving for almost everything the Divine Providence has lavishly endowed them. Aside from district fiestas which usually celebrate a patron saint’s day‚ there are festivals which are celebrated by the whole city and have attracted visitors from other places in the Philippines and foreign countries which underscore the
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As explained in Alma Guillermoprieto’s Samba‚ Brazilian samba and carnival allowed those who participated in the dance to come together to participate in Carnaval‚ a popular celebration during Lent. Samba‚ a popular dance in Rio de Janiero‚ Brazil‚ was an important symbol in Brazilian’s identity for people who faced poverty and racism to unite as a community where people’s differences in their backgrounds disappear. In the article The Prehistory of Samba: Carnival Dancing in Rio de Janeiro‚ 1840-1917
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Country Analysis of Brazil ----------By Leiyong Li Introduction In recent years‚ business people pay a lot attention on Asian countries because of its largest labor force‚ enormous market and the rapid economics development. International capital swarmed into these countries to chase the benefits resulted from low-cost labor and loose environment protection policies. It looks like that the South America‚ another emerging market with boundless potentials‚ has been ignored by people
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Saina Zhao 01/21/2014 ANTH 210 X062 The protests about the amount of money Brazil is spending on the World Cup 2014 On October 30‚ 2007‚ FIFA in Zurich officially announced that the World Cup 2014 will hold in Brazil‚ and this is the first time after Brazil to host the football World Cup again since 1950. In the history of the football game‚ Brazil’s national team has win the highest honor of football five times‚ also Brazilian has hosted the World Cup in 1950. The football’s
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