The electronic forró in Cariri: dance parties, gender, and creation in contemporary Brazilian Northeast

The present work employs ethnographic material from the dance events of electronic forró in the Cariri region to understand how individuals use the typical as representation and presentation to others. Instead of considering forró as a dance of couples in a place characterized by tradition and perso...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Roberto Marques
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi 2013-08-01
Series:Boletim do Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi. Ciências Humanas
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1981-81222013000200021&lng=pt&nrm=iso&tlng=pt