Choro uses instruments such as the mandolin, flute, 7-string guitar, pandeiro, cavaquinho, and clarinet

Brazil’s Chorinho Music Now Belongs to the Country’s Cultural Heritage

Choro, a genuinely Brazilian musical genre, also known as chorinho, has been declared a ...

Brazilian singer Elza Soares was often referred to as the Brazilian Tina Turner

Elza Soares: Brazil’s Voice of the Millennium Goes Silent

Elza Soares, one of the most revered singers in Brazilian samba music, died at ...

For a Time, Brazil’s Samba Was a Weapon Against the Dictatorship

As the world gets into the Carnaval spirit, we look at how Brazilian music ...

Brazil’s Samba Clubs Learn How to Draw Tourist Crowds

São Paulo state Carnaval samba schools have managed to increase their profits and to ...

Brazil’s Emissary of Samba

Samba brings instantaneous images of Rio’s world-famous Carnaval, of fabulously decorated floats, enormous drum ...

Magic Marcos

Marcos Sacramento is creating new samba hybrids. Marcos Sacramento is breathing new life into ...