SOUTH AMERICAN PICTURES

Brazil

File number: brqd0115

© South American Pictures/ Tony Morrison

Brazil: Recife Pernambuco state: Dancing the fevro - The dances and music of the northeast of Brasil are distinctive and according to many they present the authentic sound and colour of the country. The fevro is fast with percussion and is a blending of several forms of music, the maxixe from Rio de Janeiro , the polka, quadrille and others. The dance has its origins in the leg movements of the capoeira leg-fighters:

 

 

 

 


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