Samba (Brazilian dance) by many Samba schools in Brazil. Pagode-like events have dated back to the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, with the emergence of urban Samba in Rio de Janeiro. Samba Axé is a solo dance that started in 1992 during the Brazilian Carnival season in Bahia when the Axé rhythm replaced the Lambada. For years it became the major type of dance for the North east of Brazil during the holiday months. The dance is completely choreographed and the movements tend to mimic the lyrics. It's a very energetic kind of dance that mixes elements of Samba no pé and
Lambada (song) the melody of "Chorando Se Foi (Lambada)." The Japanese singer Akemi Ishii released a cover version in Japanese on March 21, 1990. It peaked at number 16 on the Oricon charts, And re-recorded in 2011. In France, the song was covered by another group, Carioca, which peaked only at number 22 on September 9, 1989 and remained on the chart for nine weeks. It was also covered, around that time, by other Brazilian singers, such as Fafá de Belém, whose 1985 album "Aprendizes da Esperança" was an early exponent of the lambada rhythm. Also in 1989, a cover by Regina