Real Brazilian Portuguese & Culture
A Little Bit About Brazilian Forro Arguably my favorite Brazilian dance, Forró originated in the Northeast of Brazil, and is also known asarrasta-pé, bate-chinela, fobó, and forrobodó. Danced to the music of the same name, the movements have a variety of influences: indigenous ritual dances, traditional Dutch and Portuguese rhythms, German folk dance, and African hip movements. The dance is [...]
Brazil: Flash Mobs, Pillow Wars and Zombie Walks Here’s a Post on Flash Mobs and other interesting “Happenings” that have taken place in Brazil: Description of what a Flash Mob is From Portuguese WIkipedia: Flash Mobs são aglomerações instantâneas de pessoas em um local público para realizar determinada ação inusitada previamente combinada, estas se dispersando tão [...]
Learning To Dance Samba These youtube videos that I found from The Travel channel document one woman’s quest to get her butt to move like a brazilian’s (while dancing samba). Her goal is to be able to dance like a brazilian in time for Carnaval in Bahia, it’s very funny…
