6th Grade General Music

Brazil’s culture can be best seen

in one yearly event:

The

The biggest carnival in Brazil occurs

in the city of

It is held in a specially built

stadium called the

The is the most popular music and

dance in Brazil.

The samba is traditionally played on guitars

and

A small four stringed guitar

A samba style called is made up

of an ensemble of African percussion

instruments suited to parade performance.

The provides a bass foundation to the

ensemble.

The resembles a snare drum.

are shallow, like a tambourine.

are deep snare drums with no

springs beneath the head.

The leader of the drum line directs the

players with this whistle:

Today the Carnival has developed into a

fierce competition between the

of Rio.

Each samba school has

participants

different types of costume and

drummers