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Brazilian music has long been exported and enjoyed all over the world. This one-credit course will consider the social evolution of various Brazilian musical genres such as Samba, Bossa Nova and Hip-Hop. Through an interdisciplinary approach, the role of music in Brazilian social and political movements will be discussed. The course is taught in English. No knowledge of Portuguese is required, but those who can read in Portuguese will have an opportunity to do so. Everyone will learn some Portuguese words and expressions. This class may be combined with AS.211.274 [Soccer in Brazil: opium of the masses] and AS.211.273 [Afro-Brazilian Religions: Hidden Believers] to count toward the Minor in Portuguese.