1. 4. South America: Brazil: CITIES: Manaus.
- Author
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Gil Braga, Sérgio I.
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CITIES & towns , *FREE ports & zones , *MUSICAL instruments , *MUSIC industry ,BRAZILIAN popular music - Abstract
Information on the history, development and contemporary situation of popular music in the city of Manaus, the capital city of the Brazilian state of Amazonas is presented. It cites the role of the development of the free trade zone Zona Franca in the production of musical equipment for the domestic market. It mentions that musical genres from other Brazilian states have influenced popular music in the city. It also provides an overview of the status of the musical production in the city in the last decade of the 20th century.
- Published
- 2005