ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Maracatu

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Maracatu is a noun meaning A Brazilian performance genre from Pernambuco involving parades and music.

Meaning

A Brazilian performance genre from Pernambuco involving parades and music.

Example Sentences

Nation Beat, from exotic Brooklyn, uses the maracatu beat and rabeca fiddle of northeastern Brazil, and it has a Brazilian singer, Liliana Araújo.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include maraca, marrabenta, bloco, macumba, maculele, capoeira.

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