The
music of Brazil encompasses various regional music styles influenced by African, European and
Amerindian forms. After 500 years of history, Brazilian music developed some unique and original styles such as
samba,
bossa nova,
MPB,
sertanejo,
pagode,
tropicalia,
choro,
maracatu, embolada (coco de repente),
mangue bit,
funk carioca (in Brazil simply known as Funk),
frevo,
forró,
axé,
brega,
lambada, and Brazilian versions of foreign musical genres, such as
Brazilian rock and
rap.