Brazil has many religions, such as Roman Catholicism, Protestantism, Hinduism and pagan religions. Most of the religions date to around 1540 when Africans where being brought to Brazil as slaves. Most of the religions today have some traditional prac... Read more »
20th century: Modern and Contemporary:The beginning of the 20th century saw a struggle between old schools and modernist trends. The Week of Modern Art festival, held in São Paulo in 1922, was received with fiery criticism by conservative sectors of ... Read more »
The Brazilian food takes you back to the days the native Indians and Portuguese occupied the land. The Indians introduced sweet potatoes, cassava meal, corn porridge and preservation of meat by smoking or drying. While the Portuguese introduced dishe... Read more »
Baroque in Brazil:The first Western artists active in Brazil were Roman Catholic priests who came from Portugal to "civilize" the Indians. Jesuits assumed an important role in this process, with their many missionary establishments called "Reductions... Read more »
Lambada is a dance which became internationally popular in the 1980s. The exact origin of the dance is arguable, but it is known to have begun in Brazil and has forerunners such as the forró, sayas, the maxixe, and the carimbó.Many people say it all ... Read more »
Without any doubt, Brazil is one of the biggest soccer countries in the world! For millions of Brazilians, soccer is a "way of life" and plays an important role in their social life.The history of Brazil soccer is strongly influenced by the history o... Read more »
Brazilian music is strongly influenced from all parts of the world, but there are very popular music styles influenced by African and European forms, by the native music of the Amazon rainforest and that of other parts of Brazil itself. Samba is no d... Read more »
Samba is a Brazilian dance in 2/4 time danced under the Samba music. However, there are three steps to every bar, making the Samba feel like a 3/4 timed dance.There are two major streams of Samba dance that are very different: the Brazilian Samba mus... Read more »
Pelé's real name is Edson Arantes Do Nascimento. He is a legend and the best soccer player in the world. His family was very poor and they lived in Tres Coracos, Brazil. During his childhood days, his parents, Dondinho and Celeste, called him "Dico".... Read more »
Bossa nova was introduced in 1960 and was danced on the Bossa Nova music. Unfortunately it didn't get very popular and in the mid-sixties the dance faded out.Bossa nova music is known for its soft and with sophisticated vocal rhythms and improvisatio... Read more »
StephenMilligan wrote on 2011/09/17 I love the nature and enjoy this kind of tours. This itinerary looks good, I will add and extra night in Rio to visit t...
