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"
Fall for Dance Festival Ancient Art of Hawaiian Male Dance Choreographed by Kumu Hula Kaleo Trinidad Shen Wei Dance Arts Rite of Spring Choreographed by Shen Wei LDP-Laboratory Dance Project No Comment Choreographed by Chang Ho Shin Circa CIRCA: (adapted for Fall for Dance) Choreographed by Yaran Lifschitz and Circa ensemble María Pagés Compañía Deseo Y Conciencia (Desire & Conscience) Choreographed by María Pagés Fall for Dance Festival Fall for Dance is an annual dance festival presented by New York City Center in New York City. Established in 2004 as a means to introduce new audiences to dance, and loosely based on the Delacorte