2. Music Brazilian music is full of passion, of sentiment, of joy. It is the result of a long simmering mix of heritage from AmerIndian, Portuguese and African sources meeting global influences to create a magical, mystical music. Yet it is the constant search for new forms within Brazil's diverse musical heritage that most captivates us and influences musicians around the world. Wherever you go in Brazil there is always the music. Whether it is the poly rhythms from percussion instruments at a street corner or a sophisticated discussion of the current year's Carnival songs, the culture shares a common inspiration through their music.
3. Art The modern Brazilian Art saw a gradual transformation from native culture to fine arts. Beginning some time around 1922, it was basically a joint effort of a handful of poets, artists and creative intellectuals who received generous patronage from the merchants of that period, popularly called the “coffee barons”. This was a period when the artists were divided into groups under different patrons, like the Santa Helena Group and the Engraving Club of Porto Alegre. Prominent contemporary artists belonging to this genre of Brazilian Art include: Alfredo Volpi CândidoPortinari Alberto daVeigaGuignard José Pancetti Francisco Rebolo Aldo Bonadei MárioZanini ClóvisGraciano
4. Literature Brazilian literature is written in the Portuguese language by Brazilians or in Brazil, even if prior to Brazil's independence from Portugal, in 1822. During the 20th century Brazilian literature gradually shifted to a different and more Brazilian literary use of the Portuguese language. Cláudio Manuel da Costa, Tomás Antônio Gonzaga, Alvarenga Peixoto Manuel Inácio da Silva Alvarenga Castro Alves Émile Zola, AluísioAzevedo
5. Dance Samba is a lively, rhythmical dance of Brazilian origin in 2/4 time danced under the Samba music. However, there are three steps to every bar, making the Samba feel like a 3/4 timed dance. Its origins include the Maxixe. The Samba music rhythm has been danced in Brazil since its inception in the late 19th century. There is actually a set of dances, rather than a single dance, that define the Samba dancing scene in Brazil; thus, no one dance can be claimed with certainty as the "original" Samba style.
6. Music - http://www.carnaval.com/music/samba.htm Art- http://www.mapsofworld.com/brazil/information/art.html Literature- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazilian_literature Dance http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samba_%28Brazilian_dance%29
