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Tuesday, November 27, 2007

Let me intoduce you to some typical dances telling you a little bit about.. BUMBA-MEU-BOI:this is a very popular and widespread comic-dramatic dance,which tells the story of death and ressurection of an ox.It started in the end of the 18th century in the coastal sugar plantations and cattle ranches of Norheastern Brazil,and from there it spread to the North and South. Its name comes from the verb "bumbar",meaning to beat up or against,and the expression is chanted by the crowd as in invitation for the ox(the men under the ox costume) to charge against them.It is a parade of human and animal characters,and fantastic creatures from Brazilian indian mythology,such as the "caipora",to the sounds of the music and singing.It takes place during the Christmas season in certain states,and in June in the states of Maranhao and Amazonas-during the "festas juninas",dedicated to St. John and St. Peter.There are ususally a group of singers and the "chamador" or caller,who introduce the characters with diferent songs. The instruments used are the acustic guittar,the Brazilian tambourine("tamborim") and accordion.It appears in Northern Brazil as "Bumba-Boi",and in the island of Santa Catarina,Southern Brazil,as "Boi-de mamao"(mamao is the Brazilian word for Papaya,it's believed that originally a green papaya was used as the ox head). In the city of Parintins,in Amazonas,there's a "Bumbodromo",the North answer for Rio's Sambodromo.It becomes a great destination for tourists in the Amazon region. In the state of Maranhao,you can find the "matraca",a percussion instrument made of 2 pieces of wood that you carry on your hands and hit against each other-some matracas are very large and are carried around the neck. At the fabulous "Casa Do Maranhao" museum,in Sao Luis,numerous installations depict the diferent phases of this dance,the instruments and costumes!

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