música popular
English meaning: Popular music (Brazilian popular music)
Portuguese Definition
(Português)Música Popular Brasileira (MPB) — uma ampla categoria de música popular brasileira desde os anos 1960.
English Definition
Música Popular Brasileira (MPB) — a broad category of Brazilian popular music since the 1960s integrating samba, bossa nova, baião, and international influences. Artists like Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil, Elis Regina, Milton Nascimento, and Chico Buarque defined MPB as both artistic and politically engaged music during Brazil's military dictatorship (1964–85).
Example
“A MPB — Música Popular Brasileira — foi resistência cultural durante a ditadura militar.”
In English: “MPB — Brazilian Popular Music — was cultural resistance during the military dictatorship.”
Synonyms
- MPB
- música brasileira
Literary Heritage
“Tudo vale a pena se a alma não é pequena.”
“All is worthwhile if the soul is not small.”
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- Language
- Português
- Portuguese
- Script
- Latin
- Family
- Romance
- Speakers
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