Religions
73.6% Roman Catholics\
15.4% Protestant
1.3% Spiritualists
15.4% Protestant
1.3% Spiritualists
Culture
The samba is simply a dance in two-part time, but it is what happens to the
basics that count. The secret of its fascination lies in the syncopations (stressing the off beats), the deviations from the norm. There are innumerable varieties of the urban as well the rural samba – Bossa Nova is one of them. These days, the samba struggles to maintain its popularity in the face of rock music. However, the sound of Brazilian rock has itself been influenced by the samba tradition, since Caetano Veloso and Gilberto Gil, together with the other participants of the Tropicalist Movement, started composing and singing rock songs grafted on the rootstock of Brazilian music.
basics that count. The secret of its fascination lies in the syncopations (stressing the off beats), the deviations from the norm. There are innumerable varieties of the urban as well the rural samba – Bossa Nova is one of them. These days, the samba struggles to maintain its popularity in the face of rock music. However, the sound of Brazilian rock has itself been influenced by the samba tradition, since Caetano Veloso and Gilberto Gil, together with the other participants of the Tropicalist Movement, started composing and singing rock songs grafted on the rootstock of Brazilian music.