Paula Robison encore at one of her 92nd Street Y concerts, a dance for flute and pandeiro, a large tambourine traditional in Brazil. Silverman invited the percussionist Cyro Baptista to join her. The flutist Irna Priore, who was at the concert, told her that in Brazil there was a huge repertory for flute in the choro, a tradition of popular song originating in 19th century Rio de Janeiro. Cyro Baptista's wife provided recordings and tapes of music that was largely unknown in the US. Robison began to work on it with Baptista and other Brazilian musicians, who toured with her and eventually
American football in Brazil teams must pay up to $300 to the municipality as rent. All Brazil had for equipment in 1989 was mouthguards from boxing rings and imported American footballs. Prohibitive travel expenses would prevent the National Football League from expanding into Brazil; the only answer to professionalize American football in Brazil would be to assemble their own version of the NFL. This would be similar to Japanese baseball teams playing in the Nippon Professional Baseball league as opposed to the American-based Major League Baseball organization. American football in Brazil American football has become a popular sport in Brazil since cable television made