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Bossa nova

Bossa nova (.mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}Portuguese pronunciation: ⓘ) is a relaxed style of samba developed in the late 1950s and early 1960s in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is mainly…

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Cultural origins
Late 1950s, South Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Derivative forms
Samba-jazz · sambalanço · sambass
Stylistic origins
Samba · jazz · choro · classical

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Bossa nova

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related to Further reading · 50
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related to Bossa nova and samba · 14
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related to Classical guitar · 8
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related to Dance · 6
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related to Drums and percussion · 6
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related to Vocals · 6
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Bossa novaCultural originsLate 1950s, South Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil1.00infobox
Bossa novaDerivative formsSamba-jazz1.00infobox
Bossa novaDerivative formssambalanço1.00infobox
Bossa novaDerivative formssambass1.00infobox
Bossa novaStylistic originsSamba1.00infobox
Bossa novaStylistic originsjazz1.00infobox
Bossa novaStylistic originschoro1.00infobox
Bossa novaStylistic originsclassical1.00infobox
Bossa novais acabasa0.90text
Bossa novais apeculiar trait of the caboclo folk tradition of northeastern Brazil.Themes and lyricsThe lyrical themes found in bossa nova include women0.90text
Bossa novais apeculiar trait of the caboclo folk tradition of northeastern Brazil0.90text
Baden Powellinstance ofmusicians0.80text

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