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Axé ( Portuguese pronunciation: [aˈʃɛ]) is a popular music genre originated in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil in the 1980s, fusing different Afro-Caribbean genres, such as marcha, reggae, and calypso. It also includes influences of Brazilian music such as frevo, forró and carixada. The word Axé comes from the Yoruba term àṣẹ, meaning "soul ...
Machado family coat of arms (Portuguese) Machado is a surname of Portuguese origin meaning "axe" or "hatchet", with the surname attested as far back as the 2nd century. It is commonly found in Portugal, Spain, Brazil, Hispanic America, the Philippines, India (former Portuguese colony of Goa, Mangalore, Southern Tamil Nadu and Southern Kerala), as well as former Portuguese colony of Macao in ...
Candomblé (Portuguese pronunciation: [kɐ̃dõˈblɛ]) is an African diasporic religion that developed in Brazil during the 19th century. It arose through a process of syncretism between several of the traditional religions of West and Central Africa, especially those of the Yoruba , Bantu , and Gbe , coupled with influences from Roman ...
Yoruba religion. Ase, ashe (from Yoruba àṣẹ ), [1] or aṣe [2] is a Yoruba philosophy that is defined to represent the power that makes things happen and produces change in the Yoruba religion. It is believed to be given by Olodumare to everything — gods, ancestors, spirits, humans, animals, plants, rocks, rivers, and voiced words such ...
The Borden case will forever be a mystery, but we know exactly who held the axe and killed Bertha Manchester: Jose Correa de Mello, 19, a Portuguese immigrant from Arrifes, São Miguel, just ...
Samba Pagode is a Samba partner dance that resembles the Samba de Gafieira but tends to be more intimate. The literal meaning of the Portuguese word "pagode" translates to "fun" or "merrymaking". [3] The word is also utilized to refer to an informal gathering of samba dancers along with their accompanying music.
Saudade, as well as love suffering, is a common theme in many villancicos and cantigas composed by Portuguese authors; for example: "Lágrimas de Saudade" (tears of saudade), which is an anonymous work from the Cancioneiro de Paris. Fado is a Portuguese music style, generally sung by a single person (the fadista) along with a Portuguese guitar.
Pike (weapon) A modern recreation of a mid-17th century company of pikemen. By that period, pikemen would primarily defend their unit's musketeers from enemy cavalry. A pike is a long thrusting spear formerly used in European warfare from the Late Middle Ages [ 1] and most of the early modern period, and wielded by foot soldiers deployed in ...