Fancy dress and a contagious beat fill the streets of Brazil during the Carnival
Brazilian music is famous throughout the world - and is set to take centre stage during the summer of 2014 when the football World Cup tournament comes to Brazil. Rob learns more about the bossa nova in his discussion with Brazilian colleague Grace.
Also taking part in the programme is the Brazilian singer Monica Vasconcelos. Discover more about the traditional - and not so traditional - sounds of Brazil, and learn some music-related vocabulary.
This week's question:
When was the song 'The Girl from Ipanema' recorded commercially for the first time? Was it:
a) 1955
b) 1962
c) 1969
Listen to the programme to find out the answer.
Listen
Brazilian music
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Vocabulary
- out of tune
singing or playing notes that are at the wrong pitch
- recording artist
a singer or musician who creates and releases music either through a record label or independently
- smoother
more serene, calmer
- understated
more controlled, discreet
- groove
cool, funky, smooth
- to be into something
to be interested in something
- lyrics
the words of songs
- flattening
(here) making less complex
