Topic > Essay on Brazilian Culture - 654

Music:In Brazil you can find the most musical people on the entire planet, they have strong rhythms and fast rhythms. Everywhere you go, you will find people playing, singing and dancing. Brazilians have African roots and music is also an important activity in Africa. Brazilian music is a collective community act, a celebration, a party, and is practically inseparable from dance. Typical dances are for example pagode, samba, frevo, forro and lambada. Music and dance have always been characterized by great diversity. The samba canção (samba song), for example, is a blend of the Spanish bolero with the cadences and rhythms of African music. Bossa nova was influenced by samba and North American music, especially jazz. Tropicalismo, in the 60s and 70s, mixed influences ranging from bossa nova and Italian ballads to blues and North American rock. Brazil continues to create new and original musical forms today. Cuisine: Brazil is a country full of different cultures, customs, colors, music and also varied cuisine. The various types of dishes also depend on the geographical location of Brazil. In general, Brazilians use very common roots, vegetables and fruits for cooking. Mango, orange, passion fruit, papaya, guava and pineapple. Many dishes use rice and beans but also beef, pork and different types of fish and seafood. Breakfasts are often refreshing and fruit-based. In general, lunch is the main meal of the day and, therefore, the most abundant and satiating. Typical Brazilian dishes: Acarajé: prepared with black-eyed peas that are rolled into balls and then fried (frittieren) in palm oil. It is then typically stuffed (gefüllt) with shrimp, peanuts and some other ingredients (Zutaten) depending on the region. It's... half the paper... of the Brazilian people. Carnival is a national holiday in Brazil, with some form of celebration in most cities, but it is also an important opportunity to take a break from work and the party itself. Every year the Brazilian people celebrate the carnival and festival held from Friday to Tuesday before Ash Wednesday, which marks the beginning of Lent, the forty-day period before Easter. During the celebration people dance, sing and wear breathtaking and glorious clothes. .• Easter: Easter is also an important holiday for the Brazilian people. Easter Sunday is one of the most festive events among Christians around the world. Even in Brazil, people go on vacation and children don't go to school.• Tiradente (April 21): Tiradentes, a national hero, is commemorated on the date he was executed in 1792 for leading a conspiracy to liberate Brazil from Portuguese rule.