The Prehistory of Samba

Carnival Dancing in Rio de Janeiro, 1840-1917

Datos Bibliográficos

ID3530790
AutoresJohn Charles Chasteen (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, autor de correspondencia)
Año1996
Volumen28
Número1
Páginas29-47
Fecha de publicación1996-02-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Latin American Studies (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0022-216X • E-ISSN: 1469-767X
EditorialCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0022216x00012621
OpenAlexW2133043792
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas27
Referencias citadas7

Rio's pre-Lenten carnival and its Afro-Brazilian dance, samba, have been symbols of Brazilian identity since the 1930s. This article explores the choreographical antecedents of samba, before the crystallisation of the modern dance genre with that name, highlighting the importance of earlier social dances in the evolution of the twentieth-century symbol. It traces the development of carnival dancing in Rio de Janeiro from the time when few danced, through the long reign of the polka, to the emergence of generalised carnival street dancing around 1889. A modified view of the roots of samba has interesting implications for on-going debates on the social meaning of Brazilian carnival

Aesthetics · Archaeology · Art · Dance · Humanities · Identity (music) · Literature · Meaning (existential) · Political science · Prehistory · Reign · Symbol (formal) · Diversity and Impact of Dance · History · Philosophy · Physical Education and Sports Studies · Sport and Mega-Event Impacts