Word: brazilian
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Pele appreciation," argued assistant managing editor Howard Chua-Eoan, who oversaw this special issue. "He's the biggest soccer fan in the U.S., and helped bring the World Cup here in 1994." A call was placed, and the result is an enthusiastic and knowing appreciation of the great Brazilian superstar, as well as a cogent comparison of soccer and American sports, a realpolitik, so to speak, of two quite different regimes...
...Martin's international success is due to his ability to depart from typical Latin-rock or salsa music and to blend popular rock sounds with Latin jazz. His music incorporates lyrics in both Spanish and English. This exotic new hybrid of music captures festive rhythms and tempos similar to Brazilian samba in familiar beats that can be danced to. Martin also demonstrates an uncanny versatility when he sings slower-tempo Latin ballads in the "danceable" rumba and bolero rhythms. GUILLERMO SAMUEL YOUNG San Jose, Calif...
Latin Jazz has been on the rise. If you want to see what the talk's about come see the Brazilian guitarist Fernando Brandao and the Jingo Trio at the Regattabar in the Charles Hotel...
...guys next door is going to be running a summer camp for underprivileged orphans, teaching them how to read, write, and save the Brazilian rainforests...
...free marketeer might argue that university student groups should receive no subsidies whatsoever and instead let students vote with their feet on which activities they believe most enrich their college experience. Those students who want to try Brazilian dance, for instance, ought to shell out $30 dollars each to support a program. If a student wants to read the Independent or Perspective, she should pay a quarter for a copy from a vending machine. If fewer people dance or read campus publication, market advocates say, that's just fine...