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Poetry Practice – Círculo de Aguinaldo Fonseca Posted by on Feb 28, 2010

One important thing to remember when learning Portuguese is that the Lusophone world is goes much further than Brazil and Portugal.  Cape Verde is a lusophonic country, with Portuguese being one of its official languages, and has an extremely rich culture, especially in its literature and music.  Although some music and poetry is found in…

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Brazilian Dance Series: Part I Posted by on Nov 19, 2008

Today we’re starting a new series about Brazilian dance forms. Forró is a type of dance that originated in the Northeast of Brazil, and is also known as arrasta-pé, bate-chinela, fobó, and forrobodó. Danced to the music of the same name, the movements have a variety of influences: indigenous ritual dances, traditional Dutch and Portuguese…

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