1. Brazilian Samba By Daniela Urena, Tyson Rodriguez, Linh Pham
Samba History
West Africa slaves

2. Brazilian Samba Who? Everyone can dance. Types of Dances : Samba
Religious Origins : Candomble
Significance : Worship
Sexual & Sensual: Intimacy & Invitation to dance

3. The motion of Samba Fast paced Solid movements
Hips, shoulders, knees, and toes

4. Traditional dance space
Samba de roda: Perform at Candomble ceremony
Modern Samba: On stage, Carnival, Street

7. Samba Costumes
Carnival costume: depending on the theme of the pageant:
Amazon Indians: beaded father tunics and dyed feather head dress
African kings and Queen: stylized shields, spears and mask
Briefest bikini bottoms,
Standard bearer : holding the school Identifying flag

9. Samba Music
African and European element in a powerful cultural synthesis
Exciting, fast, drum beat foundation
Balada Boa
Uva de caminhao

10. Instruments
Surdo
Agogo
Caixa
Repinique
Tamborim
Chocalho

11. AGOGO
SURDO

12. Africans in Brazil Brazil has one of the most diverse societies.
Brazil was the last country in the western hemisphere to abolish slavery
Largest importer of African Slaves

13. Discrimination, Stereotype, Bigotry…
“Black Brazilians live in the worst housing and attend the poorest schools. They work the lowest-paid jobs…(Planas).”

14. Brazilian Carnival and Samba School
The national event focus on dancing and music
Samba is considered as culture
A way to spread out knowledge, history and education
Samba school is substitute for literature

15. MANGUIERA SAMBA SCHOOL DRUM QUEEN

16. MANGUIERA FLAG BEARER

17. WINNING FLOAT 2016

18. CARNAVAL RIO 2016, “MANGUEIRA” SAMBA SCHOOL PREVIEW, BY PAUL HODGE,

19. Dominant/privileged class acculturated the dance of this group
The governing forces demanded Christianity on the slaves and prohibited executions of worship.

20. Modern Samba
World War 2 and America ended up changing the samba music by adding new instruments
Ex: Trombones, Trumpets, Choros, Flutes, and Clarinets

21. Modern Samba
SAMBASS
Samba was mixed with drums and bass leading to the foundation of sambass.
sambass
Samba remix

22. Lost in the process
The tradition of candomble ceremony don’t play the big role in modern Samba any more.

23. Works cited
"Afro-Brazilian Religious Suppression in 1920s and 1930s Rio De Janiero." Digital Commons. Britney Teal-Cribbs, 12 Dec Web July
Camoes, Alexandre. Inside Rio Carnival. National Gepgraphic Web. July 29,
Jefferson, Alphine W Br/Brazilian-Americans.html. Web. July 24,2016
Jonas, Gerald. Dancing the Pleasure, Power, and art of Movement. Abrams, New York.1992.Print. July 26, 2016
Montes-Bradley, Eduardo. " Samba on your feet". Heritage Film Project, Alexander Street Press Filmakers Library. November Web. July 29,
Planas, Roque.The Huffington.July 10, Web. July 30,
Ron. Web.
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"Samba."Samba.N.p.,n.d. ngs- samba Web. 31 July 2016.