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 SuperNova Music of Dance Dance Revolution SuperNova The music of "Dance Dance Revolution SuperNova" is composed largely of Konami Originals, in-house music written and performed by Konami staff, including older songs carried over from "Dance Dance Revolution Extreme" and new songs introduced in the "SuperNova" series. It also contains several licensed tracks. The arcade release of "SuperNova" contains 304 songs, of which 120 are all-new additions to the game. The arcade release of "SuperNova 2" contains 357 songs, of which 62 are all-new additions to the game. Most of the songs featured in "SuperNova" and "SuperNova 2" returned in subsequent arcade