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Also known as samba urbano carioca, samba carioca

genere musicale brasiliano

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Samba is a broad category of rhythmic styles that form the foundation of well-known Brazilian music genres, originating in Afro-Brazilian communities of Bahia in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Rooted in West African musical traditions, samba has many regional variants and remains central to Brazilian musical identity, particularly in Rio de Janeiro and Bahia.

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Music genre.name
Samba
Music genre.image
File:Originais do Samba.tif
Music genre.caption
Os Originais do Samba (1972)
Music genre.stylistic_origins
Afro-Brazilian batucada and rural traditional rhythms dances, especially
Music genre.cultural_origins
Late 19th century in Bahia, and early 20th century, Rio de Janeiro and Salvador, Brazil

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Instance of
music genre
Subclass of
music of Brazil
Country of origin
Brazil
Image
Funchal, Cortejo Alegórico de Carnaval (2026) 07.jpg
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Commons category
Samba
topic's main category
Category:Samba
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Samba
different from
samba
inception
1914-00-00
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Article · Italiano

Il samba (in portoghese al maschile) è uno stile musicale e di danza originario del Brasile legato alle tradizioni afroamericane. Il nome "samba" proviene probabilmente da semba, che nel dialetto angolano kimbundu significa "panciata", per il modo in cui si ballava. Dopo la seconda guerra mondiale è diventata molto diffusa in Europa.

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