Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
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Crowds dancing to
baile funk
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Musicians performing
bossa nova
Musical Styles
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Samba
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Pagode
Born in the state of Bahia,
samba
developed in poverty-
ridden Rio during the early 20th
century. Energetic and passion-
ate, it has influenced nearly
every Brazilian musical style and
is ubiquitous during Carnaval.
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Bossa Nova
Pagode
evolved at
community barbecues in 1970s
suburban Rio. It is an infectious,
swinging
samba
usually with
cheeky macho lyrics, which are
sometimes laced with wry
social commentary.
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Gafieira
In the 1950s, an eclectic
group of writers, artists, and
musicians from Ipanema and
Copacabana slowed
samba
down. They added complex
harmonies and a lilting guitar
style to produce
bossa nova
,
best known by Antonio Carlos
Jobim's
The Girl From Ipanema
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Choro
Born in the grand dance
halls of 1950s Rio, when couples
put on their weekend best to
twist and turn to big
samba
bands,
gafieira
is usually played
by an orchestra and accompanied
by elegant dancing. It has
undergone a renaissance in
recent years, especially in Lapa.
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Suinge and Samba Funk
This was one of the first
musical styles to evolve in the
city and is performed by four jazz
musicians. The most famous
choro
star and composer of
the past is Pixinguinha.
In the 1970s,
samba
and
jazz-funk were fused to produce
Rio's most popular dance music
-
suinge
. This was sped up in the
1980s into
samba
funk. Both
make for excellent live acts.
Performers in a
samba
show
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Samba, choro,
and
bossa nova
were all born in Rio.