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  2. Samba - Wikipedia

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    Samba was modernly structured as a musical genre only in the late 1920s [16] [19] [22] from the neighborhood of Estácio and soon extended to Oswaldo Cruz and other parts of Rio through its commuter rail. [23] Today synonymous with the rhythm of samba, [24] this new samba brought innovations in rhythm, melody and also in thematic aspects. [25]

  3. Samba (Brazilian dance) - Wikipedia

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    Samba is a lively dance of Afro-Brazilian origin in 2/4(2 by 4) time danced to samba music. The term "baby" originally referred to any of several Latin duet dances with origins from the Congo and Angola. Today Samba is the most prevalent dance form in Brazil, and reaches the height of its importance during the festival of Carnaval. [1]

  4. Samba-canção - Wikipedia

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    In the 1930s, 'samba-canção' was the denomination applied to some sentimental tunes written for musical reviews. They were not many. Some representative sambas-canções of this kind are: No rancho fundo (1931, lyrics and music by Ary Barroso and Lamartine Babo), Na batucada da vida (1934, Ary Barroso and Luiz Peixoto") and Serra da Boa ...

  5. Música popular brasileira - Wikipedia

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    Música popular brasileira (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈmuzikɐ popuˈlaʁ bɾaziˈlejɾɐ], Popular Brazilian Music) or MPB is a trend in post-bossa nova urban popular music in Brazil that revisits typical Brazilian styles such as samba, samba-canção and baião and other Brazilian regional music, combining them with foreign influences, such as jazz and rock.

  6. Samba school - Wikipedia

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    A samba school (Portuguese: Escola de samba) is a dancing, marching, and drumming (Samba Enredo) club. They practice and often perform in a huge square- compounds ("quadras de samba") and are devoted to practicing and exhibiting samba , an Afro-Brazilian dance and drumming style.

  7. Dance in the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    Despite the pre-colonial people having their of type of government, writing, myths, and traditions, several features of Hispanic culture have influenced different aspects of today's Filipino culture, from clothing, such as the Barong Tagalog and the terno, to their religion even up to the dances and music. [38] Tinikling

  8. Samba rock - Wikipedia

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    Samba rock (also known as samba soul or confused with samba funk and sambalanço) is a Brazilian dance culture and music genre that fuses samba with rock, soul, and funk. It emerged from the dance parties of São Paulo 's lower-class black communities after they had been exposed to rock and roll and African-American music in the late 1950s.

  9. Culture of Latin America - Wikipedia

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    The Teresa Carreño Cultural Complex in Caracas The joropo, as depicted in a 1912 drawing by Eloy Palacios. Carlos Raúl Villanueva was the most important Venezuelan architect of the modern era; he designed the Central University of Venezuela, (a World Heritage Site) and its Aula Magna.