abstract:In Brazil, the term preto ("black") is one of the five categories used by the Brazilian Census, along with branco ("white"), pardo (multiracial, "brown"), amarelo ("yellow", East Asian) and indígena (Amerindian). In 2010, 15 million, 7.
In the first half of the 20thCentury, the Afro-Brazilianmusicanddrumming that is now the Carnival's most distinctive began to be an integral part of the festivities.
The dance is performed on various occasions, such as popular Catholic festivities or Afro-Brazilian religious ceremonies, but is also executed in more spontaneous settings.
They opened studios and hosted creative events - Afro-Brazilian drumming in the streets, art walks - that gave the district its reputation as a vibrant, but still edgy, arts district.