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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