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Bloco

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sambadromenounIn Brazil, a building or place where samba schools parade during the period of Carnival.
maracatunounA Brazilian performance genre from Pernambuco involving parades and music.
bossa novanounA genre of music originating from Brazil, similar to a fusion of jazz and samba music, no longer closely associated with the Brazilian dance.
carnavalnounOne of various large carnivals held before the beginning of Lent, especially in Latin America.
batucadanounA style of repetitive, fast-paced percussive samba.
sambanoun(music) A Brazilian musical genre, to which the aforementioned dance is danced, which has its roots in West Africa via the slave trade.
blockonoun(Trinidad and Tobago) A large outdoor party held by a community.
bailenoun(usually "baile funk") A specific genre of dance music originating in Rio de Janeiro, also known as Funk Carioca
macumbanoun(religion) A type of Afro-Brazilian folk religion combining elements of Roman Catholicism with traditional African religious beliefs and practices; or a specific cult or ceremony of such religion.
cirandanoun(music) A traditional Brazilian children's dance.
botafogonounA dance step in samba.
baiaonounA South American dance similar to a samba.
cuicanounA Brazilian friction drum often used in samba music.
brazilnounA large Portuguese-speaking country in South America. Official name: Federative Republic of Brazil. Capital: Brasília.
afoxenoun(music) A genre of Afro-Brazilian music
bossanovanounAlternative form of bossa nova. [A lively Brazilian dance that is similar to the samba.]
surdonounA type of percussion instrument used in Brazil.
maxixenounA Brazilian dance in a rapid 2/4 time, influenced by the tango and polka.
repiniquenounA two-headed Brazilian drum used in samba ensembles.
choronoun(music) A genre of Brazilian popular music

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