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
Popular Socialist Party (Brazil) in the Brazilian political scenario. The decision of the new party name will take place after the 2018 World Cup and the party will only rebrand itself definitively after the 2018 elections For the Brazilian general elections of 2018 PPS joined the coalition "To unite Brazil", in support of the candidacy of Geraldo Alckmin. The coalition also includes Brazilian Social Democracy Party, Democrats, Progressistas, Party of the Republic, Brazilian Republican Party, Solidariedade, Brazilian Labour Party and Social Democratic Party. Soon after its foundation, the Popular Socialist Party became a member of the Foro de São Paulo, an association of South