   samba () is a brazilian musical genre and dance style originating in brazil, and with its roots africa via the west african slave trade and african religious traditions, particularly angola and the congo.http://www.thelanguagejournal.com/2012/02/samba-and-frenetic-rhythm-of-brazils.html although there were various forms of samba in brazil in the form of various popular rhythms and regional dances that originated from the drumming, samba as music genre is seen as a musical expression of urban rio de janeiro, then the capital of imperial brazil. it is recognized around the world as a symbol of brazil and the brazilian carnival. considered one of the most popular brazilian cultural expressions, samba has become an icon of brazilian national identity.stockler j.s., "the invention of samba and national identity in brazil", working papers in nationalism studies (university of edinburgh) 2011:2, https://www.sps.ed.ac.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0006/64419/stockler_wpins_2.pdfmaybe samba â dicionÃ¡rio cravo albin da mÃºsica popular brasileira â google translationsamba â cliquemusic â google translationsamba â all brazilian music the bahian samba de roda (dance circle), which became a unesco heritage of humanity in 2005, is the main root of the samba carioca, the samba that is played and danced in rio de janeiro. [[file:samba dance pattern.png|thumb|right|250px|samba rhythm.blatte
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