While football is arguably Brazil’s most popular sport, the country’s national rhythm is samba.
When she walks she’s like a samba
That swings so cool and sways so gentle
That when she passes, each one she passes
Goes “Ahhhhh”
– The Girl from Ipanema, Stan Getz and João Gilberto, 1964
Samba is a genre that encompasses a vast array of dance and music styles with complex lineage....
