1. Samba – Where is it from ??
Samba music comes from Brazil. Brazil is in South America

2. Samba Batucada Percussion music of the Brazilian Carnaval!
Samba music comes in many forms. Sometimes it is played only by percussion instruments. Sometimes it is in the form of a song. Other instruments that are used in samba music include guitars and trumpets.
Batucada is a substyle of samba and refers to an African influenced Brazilian percussive style, usually performed by an ensemble, known as a Bateria. Batucada is characterized by its repetitive style and fast pace.
Percussion music of the Brazilian Carnaval!

3. You may have already heard Samba …
The Music in the movie RIO is all Samba It focuses on a special event that happens once a year called CARNAVAL

4. The Carnaval in Rio http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUpFSu9az6Q
Carnival is the most famous holiday in Brazil and has become an event of huge proportions. The country stops completely for almost a week and festivities are intense, day and night, mainly in coastal cities.The Carnival of Brazil, properly spelled "Carnaval" in Portuguese, is an annual festival in Brazil held forty days before Easter.

5. The Parade
The Parade
In the south eastern cities of Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, organized parades led by samba schools are influenced in aesthetics by Venice Carnival. Those official parades are meant to be watched by the public.
Samba schools are very large groups of performers, financed by respected organizations (as well as illegal gambling groups), who work year round in preparation for Carnival. Samba Schools perform in the Sambadrome, which runs four entire nights. They are part of an official competition, divided into seven divisions, in which a single school is declared the winner, according to costume, flow, theme, and band music quality and performance. Some samba schools also hold street parties in their neighborhoods, through which they parade along with their followers.

6. Brazilian Football and Samba
Brazilian football is linked with Samba.
Some say that good football is played with a samba rhythm in the feet!

7. Lets see how much you know … What is Samba Batucada
Lets see how much you know … What is Samba Batucada? How would you describe Samba? Think about the musical elements. What instruments are used in Samba Batucada? What other instruments are used in Samba? Why is Samba important to Brazilian Culture? What is it used for? What is Carnaval? What is it for? What else is Samba Music used for?