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"
Forró and Redemptive Regionalism from the Brazilian Northeast culture, including the teaching of it in universities, and the playing of it at nightclubs and music festivals. "Forró and Redemptive Regionalism from the Brazilian Northeast " has been reviewed by "Reference & Research Book News". Forró and Redemptive Regionalism from the Brazilian Northeast Forró and Redemptive Regionalism from the Brazilian Northeast: Popular Music in a Culture of Migration is a book by professor of Portuguese Jack A. Draper III, published by Peter Lang in 2011. "Forró and Redemptive Regionalism from the Brazilian Northeast" not only documents and analyses the music of migrants in Brazil, but also analyzes how the