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African-influenced musical rhythm that originated in northern Brazil. "Coco" may also refer to the style of dance performed to the music, a kind of stomping. Coco is also alternatively known as "embolada" (another slang word, meaning "entangling", referring to the fast, slurred, machine-gun
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Brazilian folk music, but some theories do exist. One theory is that the predecessor to the music was originally brought to Brazil by slaves from
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style of singing). Coco is often performed with a repetitive musical beat and call and response singing, reminiscent of
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Brazilian slaves who broke coconuts with rocks for their masters.
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music. The music is commonly performed at traditional parties in the
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