The Folklore and the popular culture of Brazil were formed by
 a combination of three main influences: European by the
 Portuguese and Spanish colonisation; Black by the African
 slaves that were shipped out to Brazil, and Indian by the  natives
 from Brazil.

 Afro & Makulele are dances which celebrates the end of the
 sugar-cane harvest. Capoeira is a mix of dance, fight and  music
 which mirrors movements in the animal kingdom, one of the
 strongest expression of the Brazilian Culture.  Samba de Roda is
 characterised by sensual movements of the legs, feet and hips
 of the beautiful Bahian girls. Axé  (known as Samba Reggae as
 well), fuses the Bahian Samba de Roda with Jamaican Reggae to
 create the new genre.  Puxada de Rede (Fishermen's Dance) still
 seen on the beaches in Bahia, in which Iemanjá, the Goddess of
 the sea, is  greeted by the fishermen and their wives, through
 dances and songs asking a good fishery. Orixás, procession of
 the  "mediums"who went into transe with the African Gods (orixás).