Deep Brazil » Baião http://deepbrazil.com Way Beyond Carnival Tue, 25 May 2010 06:54:47 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 The kings of Baião http://deepbrazil.com/2010/01/22/the-kings-of-baiao/ http://deepbrazil.com/2010/01/22/the-kings-of-baiao/#comments Sat, 23 Jan 2010 00:12:30 +0000 Deep Brazil http://deepbrazil.com/?p=1030

Before Bossa Nova, there was baião. This contagious rhythm from the Northeast of Brazil was taken to Hollywood by Carmen Miranda, in the thirties, and later originated forró, one of the most delicious forms of Brazilian dance. But the huge international success of Tom Jobim and other Bossa Nova artists somehow eclipsed baião, that only recently [...]]]> http://deepbrazil.com/2010/01/22/the-kings-of-baiao/feed/ 0