Thr Musical Culture of Brazil

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Brazil has a vast majority of styles of music, all combined culturally from various different aspects of the world. Brazilian music is a combination influenced by nations like Europe, African, and Amerindian. With a wide array of purposes, music in Brazil can shortly be described as a necessity to live. This is so because of all the different ways Brazilians use their music, an example would be how music and dance can be used for certain celebrations, o how just normally people use the music just to spread some happiness. Brazilians think of their music as more then a song, or tempo, they think of it as a way of life, and without it they'd feel a bit empty. That is why Brazil has a wide range of types of music when talking about the whole country, for example there is Samba, Bossa Nova, Frevo, Funk Carioca, and Sertanejo just to name a few. http://www.brazilmycountry.com/brazilian-music/brazil-music/

Although, generally can fall under the main category of music, the different styles of music as I listed above have a particular purposes. Samba is believed to have come from the African slaves in Brazil, who would dance what is now know as samba for religious ceremonies or prayers. In fact, it is believed that the actual term "Samba" comes from the African term "Semba" which is still unclear about the meaning, as stated in the article. Samba is mostly known as the dance of Brazilians because of it huge popularity throughout the country, also because it has become the symbol of the Brazilian Carnival, which is a ginormous festival that Brazil throws annually for a period of about four days. On the other hand, the music style of Funk Carioca is a mixture of electronic dance, samba, and hip-hop/rap. I am bringing this up to show that Brazil has not only traditional styles of music and dance, but is coming up with new styles and new dances more frequently. This goes to prove how Brazil's aspect of the culture of their music is real, and evolving everyday.

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