Brazil Samba Hook (1939)

A Brazil Samba Hook (1939) is a Brazilian Portuguese carnival-celebrating orchestral samba hook by Ary Barroso that can paint national identity through aquarela metaphor.

• AKA: Aquarela do Brasil Hook, Brazilian National Samba Hook, Carnival Anthem Refrain.
• Context:
  • It can typically utilize Portuguese Language through poetic nationalism.
  • It can typically employ Samba Rhythm through Afro-Brazilian syncopation.
  • It can typically feature Orchestral Arrangement through symphonic samba.
  • It can typically reach Carnival Participants through street celebration.
  • It can typically express Brazilian Pride through watercolor imagery.
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  • It can often serve Working-Class Brazilians with favela origin.
  • It can often engage Mixed Ethnicitys with cultural fusion.
  • It can often span All Age Groups with intergenerational appeal.
  • It can often support Urban Favelas with community identity.
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  • It can range from being a Local Brazil Samba Hook to being an International Brazil Samba Hook, depending on its brazil samba hook global recognition.
  • It can range from being a Traditional Brazil Samba Hook to being a Orchestrated Brazil Samba Hook, depending on its brazil samba hook arrangement complexity.
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• Example(s):
  • 1939 Brazilian Audiences during Estado Novo period, such as:
    • Rio de Janeiro Working Class in carnival preparation.
    • São Paulo Middle Class in radio listening.
    • Mixed-Race Communitys celebrating cultural identity.
  • Carnival Contexts across Brazilian Urban Centers, such as:
    • Samba School Participants from favela communitys.
    • Street Parade Dancers of all age groups.
    • Radio Listeners across socioeconomic levels.
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• Counter-Example(s):
  • European Classical Piece, which lacks Brazilian rhythm.
  • American Jazz Standard, which lacks samba structure.
  • Portuguese Fado, which lacks carnival spirit.
• See: Brazilian Music, Samba, 1930s Latin America, Musical Nationalism.

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