Hip Deep August 4, 2016
Rio 1: Samba at the Dawn of Modern Brazil
In part one of our 2012 Hip Deep Brazil series, we travel back in time to Rio de Janeiro in the early 20th century to explore the birth of Brazil’s most iconic sound: samba.
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