frevo

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Frevo is a fast-paced, brass-driven Brazilian music and dance style from Pernambuco, closely associated with the exuberant street celebrations of Carnival in cities like Olinda and Recife.

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Frevo 0

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Predicate Object
instanceOf dance style
intangible cultural heritage
music genre
associatedEvent Olinda Carnival NERFINISHED
Recife Carnival NERFINISHED
associatedWithCity Olinda NERFINISHED
Recife NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Brazil
culturalContext Brazilian Carnival NERFINISHED
culturalSignificance icon of Recife Carnival
symbol of Pernambuco identity
danceAccessory umbrella
danceCharacteristic acrobatic
energetic
improvisational
danceMovementInfluence ballet
capoeira NERFINISHED
marching
developedFrom marches
maxixe NERFINISHED
military band music
polka
etymologyProposedOrigin Portuguese word "ferver" (to boil)
hasSubgenre frevo-canção
frevo-de-bloco
frevo-de-rua
language Portuguese
musicalCharacteristic brass-driven
performanceContext Carnival blocks
street parades
recognizedBy UNESCO
regionOfOrigin Pernambuco NERFINISHED
tempoCharacteristic fast-paced
typicalEnsemble brass band
orchestra
UNESCOInscriptionYear 2012
UNESCOStatus Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity NERFINISHED
usesInstrument banjo
bass drum
cavaquinho
clarinet
cymbals
guitar
saxophone
snare drum
surdo
trombone
trumpet
tuba

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