Brazilian Folk Dance Bumba Meu Boi In Sã£O Luis, Maranhã£O. The Bumba-Meu-Boi Is A Very Popular And Widespread Comic-Dramatic Dance, Which Tells The Story Of The Death And Resurrection Of An Ox. Its Name Comes From The Verb Bumbar, Meaning To Beat Up Or Against, And The Expression Is Chanted By The Crowd As An Invitation For The Ox (Or Rather, The Men Under The Ox Costume) To Charge Against Them. In The City Of Sã£O Luis Do Maranhã£O And Its Environs There Are Many Different Groups, With Elaborate Costumes And Different Styles Of Music, Which Are Called €Œsotaques”. €Œsotaque De Orquestra” Uses An Orchestra Of Saxes, Clarinets, Flutes, Banjo, Drums, Etc. €Œsotaque De Zabumba” Employs Primarily Very Large Drums; And €Œsotaque De Matraca” A Percussion Instrument Made Of Two Pieces Of Wood That You Carry In Your Hands And Hit Against Each Other.

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