A Selection of Music and Popular Crafts

Here are some of our favorite arts and crafts, dances, artists, and festivals from Brazil. Many pages have either MP3 or Real Audio files or both. This is like a drop in the ocean; Brazil is so vast and the music, rhythms, and popular feasts so varied that it is impossible to list them all. Enjoy! To read about Brazilian folklore (in Portuguese), the best place is the Dicionário do Folclore Brasileiro. If you'd like to purchase Brazilian crafts, we mention a selection of markets and stores on almost every page in Favorite Places. For Rio de Janeiro, there are numerous places listed on Little Black Book.

Dances & Dramatic Dances Bumba-meu-boi Carimbó Ciranda Dança do Maçarico Lambada Lundu Maracatu Siriá Music Embolada Roots of Brazilian Music - Part I Roots of Brazilian Music - Part II Roots of Brazilian Music - Part III   Music Reviews and Interviews Interviews Must-Have CDs   Must-Have DVDs Popular Arts & Crafts Basketry Brazilian Pottery Carrancas do Rio São Francisco Cordel Laces Weavings, Rugs and Fuxico Woodcarving Popular Festivals & Beliefs Festa do Divino Myths and Fantastic Creatures

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