Samba, is a name or prefix used for several rhythmic variants, such as samba urbano carioca, samba de roda, recognized as part of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO, amongst many other forms of Samba, mostly originated in the Rio de Janeiro and Bahia States. Samba is a broad term for many of the rhythms that compose the better known Brazilian music genres that originated in the Afro-Brazilian communities of Bahia in the late 19th century and early 20th century, having continued its development on the communities of Rio de Janeiro in the early 20th century. Having its roots in the Afro-Brazilian Candomblé, as well as other Afro-Brazilian and Indigenous folk traditions, such as the traditional Samba de Caboclo, it is considered one of the most important cultural phenomena in Brazil and one of the country's symbols. Present in the Portuguese language at least since the 19th century, the word "samba" was originally used to designate a "popular dance". Over time, its meaning has been extended to a "batuque-like circle dance", a dance style, and also to a "music genre". This process of establishing itself as a musical genre began in the 1910s and it had its inaugural landmark in the song "Pelo Telefone", launched in 1917. Despite being identified by its creators, the public, and the Brazilian music industry as "samba", this pioneering style was much more connected from the rhythmic and instrumental point of view to maxixe than to samba itself.
TV Globo, formerly known as Rede Globo, is a Brazilian free-to-air television network, launched by media proprietor Roberto Marinho on 26 April 1965. It is owned by media conglomerate Grupo Globo. The TV station is by far the largest of its holdings. Globo is the largest commercial TV network in Latin America and the second-largest commercial TV network in the world behind the American Broadcasting Company and the largest producer of telenovelas. All of this makes Globo renowned as one of the most important television networks in the world and Grupo Globo as one of the largest media groups.
Raul Santos Seixas was a Brazilian rock composer, singer, songwriter and producer. He is sometimes called the "Father of Brazilian Rock" and "Maluco Beleza", the last one roughly translated as "Groovy Nutcase". He was born in Salvador (Bahia), Brazil, and died of pancreatitis in São Paulo. Every year on Seixas' birthday, legions of fans, including thousands of impersonators, throw a parade in his honor in downtown São Paulo.
RecordTV, formerly known as Rede Record, is a Brazilian free-to-air television network. It is currently the second largest commercial TV station in Brazil, and the 28th largest in the 2012 world ranking. In 2010, it was elected by the advertising market as the fifth largest station in the world in revenues and the eighth largest network in physical structure. In June 2021, it ranked second among the most watched channels in the country in the National Television Panel, behind only TV Globo.
Corciolli, is a Brazilian composer, instrumentalist and producer. He is best known for his work with electronic, contemporary classical and ambient crossover music, including original soundtracks.
The Autoramas are a Brazilian surf/garage rock/garage punk/rockabilly band that started in the late 90s and continue playing to this day.
Fernandópolis Futebol Clube, commonly referred to as Fernandópolis, is a Brazilian professional football club based in Fernandópolis, São Paulo. The club competes in the Campeonato Paulista Segunda Divisão, the fourth division in the São Paulo state football league system.
Larissa de Macedo Machado, known professionally as Anitta, is a Brazilian singer, songwriter, television host, and actress. She rose to national fame with the release of her single "Show das Poderosas" in 2013.
Silvio Tendler is a Brazilian filmmaker. With more than 40 films released by 2014, including feature and short films, Tendler is one of the most respected Brazilian documentarist. Due to his focus on people like Juscelino Kubitschek, João Goulart, and Carlos Marighella, he is known as "the filmmaker of the defeated" or "the filmmaker of interrupted dreams".
Manoela Latini Gavassi Francisco, better known as Manu Gavassi, is a Brazilian singer, songwriter and actress.
The Diado Sertanejo is a traditional Brazilian event held annually by Radio Aparecida on May 3 as a tribute to Sertanejo, with the custom of "violeiros" visiting Aparecida, São Paulo, participating in masses, and playing music. However, the event was discontinued in 2018, after 55 years, with only historical tributes and dedicated moments during radio programming. The original idea was adapted to a television version, the Patroness's Land program, on the radio's sister channel.
Paulo Alexandre Almeida Santos, better known by his stage name Coyote Beatz or simply Coyote, is a Brazilian hip hop producer, DJ, and member of the underground hip hop group DV Tribo. Coyote is known for his work with Brazilian rapper Djonga, although he has worked with various artists, including Emicida, Rashid, Fenda, FBC, among others.
José Eduardo Homem de Mello, best known as Zuza Homem de Mello was a Brazilian musicologist and journalist, specialized in the Brazilian popular music history.
Cristina Borges Ranzolin Falcão, best known as Cristina Ranzolin, is a Brazilian journalist and TV host.
José Ramos Tinhorão was a Brazilian journalist, essayist, music critic, music historian and author of many books on Brazilian popular music. He was a lifelong detractor of the Bossa Nova movement, which he saw as pasteurized Jazz music assembled in the tropics.
Canal Brasil is a Brazilian subscription TV channel with programming focused on the country's audiovisual productions. It is the result of an association of Grupo Globo's cable TV division Canais Globo with the company Grupo Consórcio Brasil (GCB), formed by Luiz Carlos Barreto, Zelito Vianna, Marco Altberg, Roberto Farias, Anibal Massaini Neto, Patrick Siaretta, André Saddy and Paulo Mendonça.
Box Brazil Play is a Brazilian streaming platform. It is the first streaming platform dedicated exclusively to national content, in addition to content, the platform also broadcasts live programming from several channels, including SBT, CNN Brasil, RedeTV! and Record News. The streaming platform was launched in April 2017 and is operated by the Box Brazil group in partnership with Now from Claro Brasil, the development of the platform was carried out by Container Media Corp.
