Grade 3, Unit 6, Lesson 7
Just like the United States, Brazil is a very big country
with many different types of folk music. Read more about
some of the different types of Brazilian folk music below.
Samba is both an Afro-Brazilian couple dance, as well
as a popular musical form. Samba is the official music
of carnaval. Carnaval happens each year
in February or March in Brazil, and it is a huge party
for everyone. There are giant bands with hundreds of drums
and percussion instruments that parade through the streets
like a moving thunderstorm playing samba.
Cantigas de roda are children's game songs kind
of like "Ring Around the Rosey." The song "Pezinho" is
also an example of a cantiga.
Forró is like the country music of Brazil. It usually
has an accordion, a drum, and a triangle. With only these
three instruments, the music makes anyone want to dance!
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