Maracatu
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The term maracatu denotes any of several performance genres found in Pernambuco, Northeastern Brazil. Main types of maracatu include maracatu nação and maracatu rural.
Maracatu nação dancers
Maracatu rural performers
Cross-gendered maracatu cearense blackface queen. Pre-Carnival show in Caucaia, Ceará, February 2009.
Pernambuco
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Pernambuco is a state of Brazil, on the east coast in the Northeast region of the country. With an estimated population of 9.5 million people as of 2024, it is the seventh-most populous state of Brazi
Maracatu
…The term maracatu denotes any of several performance genres found in Pernambuco, Northeastern Brazil. Main types of maracatu include maracatu nação (nation-style maracatu) and maracatu rural (rural-style maracatu). Maracatu nação…
The Fernando de Noronha Islands, 354 km from the mainland, form a "state district" of Pernambuco.
Recife, with Antônio Vaz island at center
Catimbau Valley - the 2nd-largest Brazilian archeological site
Boa Viagem and Pina beaches