Samba-choro
Samba-choro is a subgenre of samba that emerged in Rio de Janeiro in early 1930s in Brazil. It was a syncopated hybrid fusion of samba with the Brazilian instrumental genre choro, but with medium tempo and presence of lyrics.
Created by the Brazilian music industry, samba-choro was released with “Amor em Excess”, by Gadé and Valfrido Silva, in 1932. One of the most popular songs of this subgenre i…