sertanejo universitário

Sertanejo Universitario is a brazilian musical style that comes from a mix of Sertanejo, segments of freestyle, and funk carioca with touches of beats coming from Arrocha. It is considered the third segment in the evolution of sertaneja music, coming after sertanejo roots and romantic sertanejo, very popular between the decades of the 1980s and 1990s. Simple songs dominate the style, and those sung by two singers of the genre, who are overwhelmingly young and considered "College Kids." (Universitario). Instead of traditional accordions and violins, synthesizers and electric guitars started to be used more frequently in this style of music. This variation differentiates itself from sertanejo as it has more elements of pop, and informal language.