The Prehistory of Samba

Carnival Dancing in Rio de Janeiro, 1840-1917

Dados Bibliográficos

ID3530790
AutoresJohn Charles Chasteen (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, autor correspondente)
Ano1996
Volume28
Fascículo1
Páginas29-47
Data de publicação1996-02-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoJournal of Latin American Studies (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0022-216X • E-ISSN: 1469-767X
EditoraCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0022216x00012621
OpenAlexW2133043792
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas27
Referências 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