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Caymmi, while bossa nova became popular
since the 1950’s under composers such as Antônio Carlos
Jobim.Indigenous and folk musical forms have found a
growing audience across Brazil, and especially at sports
events, performers are widely received in the city. The
“choro” is a unique Brazilian musical form: literally “lament”, it
is a semi-religious musical form that was formulated in the
th
late 19 century; the first phonograph recordings in Brazil
were “choros”.
This romantic, complex, exciting, and multicultural city has much to offer, whether to
visitors or to business people or researchers; there is never a moment when you can be bored
when experiencing Rio!
References
https://www.britannica.com/place/Rio-de-Janeiro-Brazil/People
https://www.riodejaneiro.com/v/history/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazilian_cuisine
São Paulo (José C.)
São Paulo is the richest and most populous state in Brazil and its capital city, bearing the
same name, is the largest city in all of South America. São Paulo city is home to 18 million
people and is the third largest city in the world, after Tokyo and New York. More people of
Japanese descent live in São Paulo than in any other city outside of Japan. São Paulo is one
of the country’s and, indeed, the continent’s most significant areas. In fact, it contributes over a
third of Brazil’s GDP (Gross Domestic Product).
São Paulo enjoys a tropical to subtropical
climate, depending on the altitude. It is
generally warm and mild all year round,
with some areas experiencing chilly night-
time lows. The three most significant cities
in São Paulo are São Paulo, Guarulhos
and Campinas.
The state also hosts several large events
such as the São Paulo International Art Biennial, the international Film Festival, São Paulo
Fashion Week, the Virada Cultural – one of the biggest cultural events in the world with 1300
presentations for 24 uninterrupted hours – and the biggest LGBT parade in the world. Sao
Paulo also staged the world’s biggest football event: 2014 FIFA World Cup.
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