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Cultural Review: What's the Word?

Think you have a pretty good grasp of the basics of Brazilian culture now? Let's test your knowledge. Match the word with its definition, according to the text you just read. Check your answers in Appendix C.

  • cinema novo____________ (a) pig's foot

  • feijoada____________   (b) modernist film movement

  • cachaça____________   (c) one of the greatest soccer players in the world

  • caipirinha____________  (d) lime, sugar, and rum drink

  • pé de porco____________ (e) black bean and pork stew

  • Tetra____________    (f) squeaky drum

  • Pelé____________    (g) sugarcane rum

  • Il Guarany____________  (h) tambourine

  • MPB____________    (i) classical masterpiece of Gomes

  • pandeiro____________  (j) theme samba

  • cuíca____________    (l) Brazilian Popular Music

  • samba enredo____________ (m) fourth

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