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The modernize approach of religion and traditions of the old African culture now converted into an Afro-Brazilian culture that still has an impact and exists today which is also still celebrated in Brazil. I believe that without slavery, many of the importance of both sides of society selling slaves and buying slaves would not have shaped humanity in the modern world. “Two centuries had seen African and European cultural religious and linguistic habits merging into unique Afro-Brazilian social and religious customs, music, and storytelling (Nellis 62).” The cultural influence of Afro-Brazilians has persistently grew from celebrations like carnaval into a mainstream popular culture. Brazil holds a variety of different ideas, culture and people. These ideas and traditions include musical interests, dancing, different food dishes, literature and art, festivities, and religious practices.

Brazil as a whole, contains a wide variety of distinguishing factors that contribute to its rich culture and that makes it unique, savory and incredibly interesting to learn about. From Carnival to different religious beliefs to soccer and all kinds of different music, Brazil stands out of the crowd for being original. When it comes to “Futebol” as it is called in Brazil or soccer as it is said in the United States, the Brazilian soccer team came to be and had one as a player the greatest in not just Brazil but in the greatest team and player the world has known.

Brazil soccer is a way of life for many young Brazilian people. Brazil is a five-time World Cup soccer champion. Brazil is an extraordinarily passionate nation and everything that people do is with pride and enthusiasm. There are many different types of sports game being played in all parts of the world. Some of these games are more familiar than others. The more popular games like basketball, baseball, football and soccer have made their way into the games of other countries. Soccer is one such game that is very significant in Brazil. Although the history of football in Brazil is not as long as some other countries, it is believed to be the richest. The way that the average Brazilian football fan embraces the game has been excellent. As the

Brazil is one of the most visited place in the world and also one of the most diverse countries in the world. More than 75millon people of African decent live in Brazil, this makes it the second largest black population in the world. Its attracts a large number of people because of it architecture, slums and rainforest. Brazil is contradictory because its was the last country to abolish slavery but also the first to claim that it was a racial democracy. Most people might not know that Brazil has its racial problems and that it has been going on for a long time. Brazilian race relations and conceptions of race are somewhat different from the United States. In Brazil most African descendents are people live in

You probably heard of Brazil but, do you know much about it? Brazil is a beautiful place or country, in South America. It’s great for tourists’ sites; it has amazing land features, and especially cool culture and history. Brazil has a tremendous amount of nature and folktale. Brazil was found actually, over 8,000 years ago. The Portuguese were the first European settlers to arrive there. The journey was led by Pedro Cabral who began in the 1500s. When they finally got there they found Native Americans living there. They were around the seven millions.

How did Cuba and Brazil affect popular music, culture and dance in the 1940’s and 50’s? In this investigation I am going to establish what affects Cuba and Brazil had on popular music and dance. The first thing I’m going to do is discover how the music from Cuba and Brazil spread to America, the center of music. While doing my research I will be looking at what types of music were popular in Cuba and Brazil during the 40’s and 50’s as well as how these types of music affected American popular music. Two of the sources I used in this essay, Latin Music USA and Music in Brazil will then be evaluated. To

The concept of aesthetics describes what people of certain cultures tend to consider to be popular or in good taste (Wild & Wild, 2014). To this extent, despite being mostly unified by a single language, Brazil represents such a diverse culture that regional aesthetic variances could almost seem like they were different countries altogether (Castano, Goossens, Terlouw, and Vliet, n.d.). According to Encyclopedia Britannica, of all the cultures that make up the Brazilian way of life, the Portuguese culture is the dominant influence and provides the main language, religion, and many customs. Indigenous Indians and African influences are also apparent in some forms, especially in certain parts of the country.

Focusing on the study of Samba de Coco (a Brazilian folkloric dance originally from the northern region), Ethnographer Daniel Sharp analyses throughout his book two musical groups of the twenty-first century. Mr. Sharp decided to closely analyze them both was because they were directly related to the "reawaking" process after a political transition from a military regime to democratic. Both groups are from the city of Arcoverde, a small city in the backlands of the state of Pernambuco (Northeast of Brazil). Coco Raízes incorporates some African characteristics in its, while Cordel do Fogo Encantado has a more aggressive and cosmopolitan style adding multiple musical genres within. After the post-authoritarian period, the two groups had the

Starting in 1538, nearly four million Africans were taken from Ghana, Nigeria, Angola, Congo and Mozambique to be forced into slavery in Brazil’s sugar plantations and mining industries. The slave trade was eradicated in 1850, and by 1871 the Brazilian legislature passed the Law of the Free Womb. This law was designed to grant freedom to slave’s newborn children and served as a precursor to the abolition of slavery in 1888. They made home for themselves in Brazil, as it had the largest amount of African diaspora. Former slaves and their descendants established an Afro Brazilian culture and the cultural traditions, notably musical, brought along with them inevitably mingled with those of Brazil. They brought new rhythmic complexities and melodic patterns with them, and were recognized for using music as way of bringing people together through communal participation. Their musical traditions have maintained very well preserved and were legitimate contributions to Brazil’s culture. Afro Brazilian influences became fundamental components for a new generation of musicians in Brazil, and pride in their African roots flourished for the first time.

Brazil walked a fine line though between portrayal of racial acceptance without being seen by the world as an African-based country. The emergence of samba which was African in origin created a sense of togetherness amongst all the races. Although the sound was African,

Samba is the one of most popular and dance music from the Brazil. Back to the future, samba dance originaly was from Africa and brought to the country by members samba from Africa. After being brought into the brazil, Samba dance was popular and also become a folk song. Brazil’s largest cities are mostly found along the coastline and include Rio de Janiero,Sau Paulo and Salvador. The country was colonized by the Portuguese, who began arriving in the region around 1500. Since 1935, Samba dance will be performed for any Brazil carnaval for the example ‘Carnaval Rio de Janiero’. At Rio carnaval was a big carnaval in the world and performed every year.The driving samba beat conjures up images of revelers parading through the streets of Rio de Janeiro in frenetic celebration. That shows many supporters and tourism were like to know about Samba. In addition,they are also not only to perform but they also want to convey a massage in their performance, so that it can open the minds of people that the Samba this os one of the great folk music. Samba is strongly Afro-Brazillian, meaning that its musical characteristics are primarily drawn fr.om African ingredients but have a unique Brizilian flavour. Samba music makes you move from the bottom of your feet to the top of your head. Although, Samba is origin Africa its better known as a symbol of country of Brazil and has been recognized by UNESCO as a cultural heritage of Brazil. Samba de Roda from Bahia, which is a world

Brazil's individual national character and rich musical tradition are the result of a profound mingling of races that has been ongoing in the country since the landing of Pedro Alvares Cabral in April 1500. Even before this event the indigenous Indians of Brazil had an already conventional musical culture; they sang in chorus and solo, played horns, whistles, and flutes, and beat out rhythms with foot-stamping, beats, hand-clapping, rattles, and drums. With the Portuguese invasion came the violin, piano, clarinet, guitar, and tambourine. These were incorporated into the musical forms of modinha, moda, fofa, acalanto, and fado, which were songs of lullaby, sentiment, and dance. The Portuguese also brought religious festivals and pageants such as the bumba-meu-boi and reisado. The former in festivity of the Epiphany and the latter a rich enactment of the death and resurrection of a mythical bull. Entrudo, a rude festivity considered to be the precursor to Carnival, was also brought by the Portuguese. Less than forty years after the arrival of Cabral, the first African slaves were brought to Brazil. With them came another racial, cultural, and musical infusion. There were three main ethnic groups that contributed to the boiling Brazilian melting pot: the Sudanese, the Bantu, and the Moslem Guinea-Sudanese. They contributed the circle dance and lundu song, a precursor to the samba. (Smith)

The music that call in Brazil Funk started around in the 60s through black music, it is the now the most popular, and it is considered music with sexual appeal rhythm. This kind of music have erotic connotation,

I learned many new things about the Brazil and Mexican culture through music and art. I learned that the music played by the band was a style of music that came from the Afro-Brazilian religion. The Batuque de Terreiro is a band program that is put together to teach Afro-Brazilian drumming and the history of Brazil. It teaches the main rhythms heard on the radio and in the streets of Brazil. I also learned that Movimentos de Samba was founded in 2009 in Charlotte, North Carolina. I also learned that the enslaved Africans brought Samba to Brazil from Angola Africa. They settled in Bahia and the Samba has developed over the

This is a common theme in the samba music, we could see it in: Minnha Fe, Zeca Pagodinho and Maria Bethânia. Also, in the Brazilian community the proudest of their Africans roots are see, every time in the Carnival celebration, were the dance and the music join to a tell a history. The history of slaves, that were rip for the country but not remove of their traditions. In the songs of samba, were ever we listen and dance to them, we are giving to the Africans slaves, a victory for achieve the preservation of their culture. We could say with confidents that Samba and Candomblé begin with the slaves trades that were brought by the Yoruba or Bantu. Its seems that these two aspects of the traditions help the slaves to preserve their traditions and custom’s. Both in a way represent a refuge for the oppression of the colonizer. For example, in the book Samba of Guillermo Prieto have passages that said, “Samba and Candomblé – music and religion, the end products of centuries of clandestine worship of the African gods”. This could mean that Samba was not originated of Candomblé but has the same effects to the slave as the religion. This genre helps the slaves to maintain their traditions a life and not give up in the environment they were at. For the new generations it exposes them to the world and give them the opportunity of embracing their Africans