What is SAMBA?

Wikipedia says that SAMBA is a brazilian dance and musical genre originating in African and European roots.

I am not an expert in Samba, but I can tell you Samba is much more than that. In fact, the wikipedia article continues and gives a very good idea what is samba (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samba). But no matter how good any explanation is, the unique way to solve this question is to live it! Samba is not just a single dance or genre! Samba is a multitude of genres played, singed and danced in Brazil - most traditional to Rio and Bahia.

I could try to write, but certainly the best way to explain that is linking to samba videos in youtube. So there goes some recommendations but keep in mind that there are much other styles.

So, first a Carnaval Samba - which is probably the most known internationally.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YL0mf9UEDYk

Another Carnaval samba

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0wt-NSv2ao

Samba at a bar after some beers:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9__x5AUzD-M

And, the best samba, the one born in Rio played by great names as Vinicius de Moraes, Toquinho, Baden Powel among many others.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdStj4D28vY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVCL00o-a2I

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZ6F_Lphrho&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZegHk4qDaQ&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmV0TcTNJ3o&feature=related

1 week!!!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO COME TO RIO!!!!!!!!!

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!

Tomorrow we will celebrate our first first week anniversary.

Since last sunday we have had 16 unique visitors coming from 5 different countries: Brazil, Greece, USA, Denmark and England. Those visitors viewed around 3 pages each and stayed tuned for almost 8 minutes!!!


Those statistics were taken from Google analytics. Yes, that is true! I know how many you are, how long you stay and where you are. And I know many other things google tell me about your permanence in this blog. I just don't know WHO ARE YOU!!!! No one has written any commentary! Are you guys scarred? You don't need to! Tell me what you though about the posts, about my english, about the city or what you are interested about in Rio! 

One week is also the minimum recommended lenght of stay for someone interested to really know this city!

Keep in touch, tell your friends and lets rock (or, better, samba!!!) this blog