ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Frevo

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Frevo is a noun meaning Any of a wide range of music and dance styles originating from Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil, and traditionally associated with Brazilian carnival.

Meaning

Any of a wide range of music and dance styles originating from Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil, and traditionally associated with Brazilian carnival.

Example Sentences

Musicians from Recife, Olinda and rural Pernambuco have concocted rock laced with funk; reggae; the local beats of maracatú and frevo; old rural songs; and the beats, burbles and scratches of electronica.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include furlana, afrobeat, electrofunk, funana, farruca, favella.

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