1. Samba music comes from Brazil. Brazil is in South America Samba – Where is it from ??

2. Samba Batucada Percussion music of the Brazilian Carnaval!

3. You may have already heard Samba … The Music in the movie RIO is all Samba It focuses on a special event that happens once a year called CARNAVAL http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUpFSu9az6Q

4. The Carnaval in Rio http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUpFSu9az6Q

5. The Parade

6. Brazilian Football and Samba Brazilian football is linked with Samba. Some say that good football is played with a samba rhythm in the feet!

7. Lets see how much you know … What is Samba Batucada? How would you describe Samba? Think about the musical elements. What instruments are used in Samba Batucada? What other instruments are used in Samba? Why is Samba important to Brazilian Culture? What is it used for? What is Carnaval? What is it for? What else is Samba Music used for?