Frevo describes is a wide range of musical styles originating from Recife, Brazil, all of which are traditionally associated with Carnaval. Meaning reef in Portuguese; Recife, population 1. ... See also: Carnival Corporation, Carnival Cruise Lines, Carnivàle Swabian-Alemannic carnival clowns in Wolfach, Germany A carnival parade is a public celebration, combining some elements of a circus and public street party, generally during the Carnival Season. ...

The word "frevo" is said to come "frever", a working class dialectal way of pronouncing the word "ferver" (to boil). The term working class is used to denote a social class. ... A dialect (from the Greek word διάλεκτος, dialektos) is a variety of a language used by people from a particular geographic area. ...

Frevo Dancing

Frevo dancers, called passistas, usually wear bright, shiny, multi-coloured costumes and carry small umbrellas. The dancing itself features very high jumps. The image of the passista is one of the most prominent icons of Pernambucan carnaval. Pernambuco is a state of Brazil, located in the Brazilian Northeast. ...

Frevo-de-Rua

Frevo-de-Rua, the most common meaning of the word "frevo", is an instrumental style, played in a fiery fast tempo with brass instruments, namely trumpets, trombones, saxophones and tuba. It is frequently perceived by US ears as resembling Polka. A brass instrument is a musical instrument whose tone is produced by vibration of the lips as the player blows into a tubular resonator (mouthpiece). ... The trumpet is the highest brass instrument in register, above the horn, trombone, euphonium, and tuba. ... A lip-reed aerophone with a predominantly cylindrical bore, the trombone is a musical instrument in the brass family. ... Saxophones of different sizes play in different registers. ... The tuba is the largest of the low-brass instruments and is one of the most recent additions to the modern symphony orchestra, first appearing in the mid-19th century, when it largely replaced the ophicleide. ... Polka is a type of dance and genre of dance music; it originated in the middle of the 19th century in Bohemia, and is still a common genre of Czech folk music; it is also common both in Europe and in the Americas. ...

Frevo-de-Rua bands can often be found playing during soccer matches in Recife, forming a sort of pep band. Its best known tune is called "Vassourinhas". Football is a ball game played between two teams of eleven players, each attempting to win by scoring more goals than their opponent. ...

A famous conductor in this style is Mestre Duda.

Frevo de Bloco

Frevo de Bloco is sung and string instruments. Capiba was the most famous composer in this style.