Brazilian Portuguese the last decades of the 20th century, due to the popularity of Brazilian music and Brazilian soap operas. Since Brazil joined Mercosul, the South American free trade zone, Portuguese has been increasingly studied as a foreign language in Spanish-speaking partner countries. Many words of Brazilian origin (also used in other Portuguese-speaking countries) have also entered into English: samba, bossa nova, cruzeiro, milreis and capoeira. While originally Angolan, the word "samba" only became famous worldwide because of its popularity in Brazil. After independence in 1822, Brazilian idioms with African and Amerindian influences were brought to Portugal by returning Portuguese Brazilians ("luso-brasileiros"
Music of Dance Dance Revolution Extreme Music of Dance Dance Revolution Extreme The music of "Dance Dance Revolution Extreme" is a greatest hits of sorts across the "Dance Dance Revolution" series as well as the entire "Bemani" franchise. The soundtrack is composed largely of Konami Originals, in-house music written and performed by Konami staff. It also contains many licensed tracks from Toshiba EMI's "Dancemania" catalog giving DDR Extreme one of the largest soundtracks of any DDR game to date. The arcade release of "Dance Dance Revolution Extreme" contains 70 new songs of 240 total, most of them revivals from previous "Dance Dance Revolution" games. Songs that