Definitions
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- noun Any of a wide range of
music anddance styles originating from Recife, Pernambuco,Brazil , and traditionally associated with Braziliancarnival .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Orquestra Contemporanea de Olinda This Brazilian big band incorporates the brass-band carnaval music called frevo, regional rhythms like ciranda and maracatu-the latter a key element in the manguebeat sound pioneered by Chico Science two decades ago-and even traces of samba, rock, and dub.
Chicago Reader 2010
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Orquestra Contemporanea de Olinda incorporates the brass-band carnaval music called frevo, regional rhythms like ciranda and maracatu-the latter a key element in the manguebeat sound pioneered by Chico Science in Recife two decades ago-and even traces of samba, rock, and dub.
Chicago Reader 2010
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Some, such as bossa nova and samba, are well known outside Brazil, while others, including axe, choro, forro and frevo, are more localized.
Brazilian music and culture appeal to couple planning a honeymoon Carol Sottili 2010
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As a counterpoint, the author also recalls Brazilian beats such as the samba and the frevo.
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After Sebastian left (a frevo band came on and he just couldn't take anymore).
TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com 2010
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Bonsucesso Samba Clube - Bonsucesso Samba Clube is just one among the bunch of awesome acts from Pernambuco, like Banda Eddie, Mundo Livre S/A, Otto, and DJ Dolores, that suck all they can from the traditional sounds of maracatu, samba, frevo, and forró and come up with something refreshing and exciting.
Home Eloisa Aquino 2010
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In Olinda and Recife, one hears driving, hypnotic maracatu and raucous, hyperkinetic frevo.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Chris McGowan 2010
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After Sebastian left (a frevo band came on and he just couldn't take anymore).
TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com 2010
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Accordionist Rob Curto is actually of Italian descent, but he specialises in the forró and frevo music of north-eastern Brazil, his band incorporating members of Nation Beat, one of New York's other major interpreters of these sounds.
The Stirrer 2009
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Brazilian Prom - July 22An early evening concert of samba, choro, baiao and frevo tunes and songs from Cardiff-based Os Sambistas.
WalesOnline - Home 2009
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