Lambada the late 1980s, the fusion between the metallic and electronic music from Caribbean brought again a new face to the Carimbó. This style started to be played throughout north-eastern Brazil (a place well known for its tourist approach), although this new Carimbó went with the name of "Lambada".. The Lambada spread along the coast until it reached Bahia (the elder Brazilian state) where it was influenced by the Forró, an old Brazilian style of dance which also had a strong beat. It became a four-beat dancing style, which was distinctive from the original Carimbó. This form of Lambada was danced
Maxixe (dance) Spanish tango, lundu, polka and habanera, and is danced to a rapid 2/4 time. Pianist Ernesto Nazareth composed many Brazilian tangos; he was known for blending folk influences into his tangos, polkas and waltzes. He resisted using folk terms for his compositions; he preferred "Brazilian Tango" to "maxixe". The maxixe was one of the dances that contributed to samba dance styles (such as samba de gafieira) and lambada. Vernon Castle said of the maxixe in his 1914 book "Modern Dancing", "The steps themselves are not difficult; on the contrary, they are childishly simple; it is the easiest dance of all