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Is Pagode different from Samba?

Originally posted on Rio Then:
While reading Geografia Carioca do Samba on Google Books, I started to wonder what makes pagode different from samba. Below are two slightly different views. View 1 Previously seen as a sub-genre of samba, pagode…

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Brazil, by Tomer Ifrah

Originally posted on ilbonito blog 2007:
   

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Where’s the party? In Recife, Brasil! Carnival in Brazil . part 1

Originally posted on FOLLOW OUR HEARTS:
There’s many ways to experience Carnaval in Brasil but the first official kick off is with the Galo da Madrugada, “Rooster of the Dawn”. This is technically the largest bloco, parade, in  Brasil because it…

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My Ziferblat Experience

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Millennials on Spirit Quests Are Ruining Everything About Ayahuasca

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Brazilians Protest Against Corruption

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Street art in Miami

Originally posted on WORDVIRUS:
by MTO “No Art for poor kids” Mural in Miami

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The Story of Samba’s Praça XI

Originally posted on Rio Then:
Note: The following is almost entirely translated (by myself) from Wikipedia, partly due to Brazil’s National Library online archives being temporarily unavailable. Intro Praça Onze (Plaza Eleven) is a sub-region of downtown Rio, whose name was…

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Street life in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

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Maracatu na Praça da Paz em Bauru

Sábado tem música e cultura na Praça da Paz. A partir das 20h, o Maracatu Abayomi se apresenta com suas alfaias, caixas, agbês, gonguê e atabaque, toda a história, memória e tradição dos 100 anos de lutas e glórias da Nação…

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