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Then, the words themselves translate to "nova onda" in Portuguese, which is what Brazilians first called bossa nova.
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Then, the words themselves translate to "nova onda" in Portuguese, which is what Brazilians first called bossa nova.
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Some, such as bossa nova and samba, are well known outside Brazil, while others, including axe, choro, forro and frevo, are more localized.
Brazilian music and culture appeal to couple planning a honeymoon Carol Sottili 2010
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He can play classical jazz, and latin such as bossa-nova/samba with the same taste for me.
AvaxHome RSS: 2010
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South of the equator, the Brazilian bossa nova song “The Girl from Ipanema” sparked a worldwide craze in a 1963 recording by Astrud Gilberto and Stan Getz.
The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010
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South of the equator, the Brazilian bossa nova song “The Girl from Ipanema” sparked a worldwide craze in a 1963 recording by Astrud Gilberto and Stan Getz.
The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010
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I was enjoying my fillet o'fish every bite with some French bossa nova playing on my iPod.
The naked man at McDonald's Jerine 2009
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America has always loved Latin American dance music – from tango to cha-cha-cha to bossa nova – but none of these crazes were quite as big as mambo.
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Brazil is known as the land of samba, bossa nova and funk.
Gospel starts to strike a chord in Brazil, the home of bossa nova 2011
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It's an amazing gentleman's type of music from the 1960s: a mix of traditional Cuban styles with doo-wop, bossa nova and rock.
Luciano Q&A 2011
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