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{{Short description|Brazilian music genre, subgenre of samba}}
{{distinguish|Pagoda}}
{{Infobox Music genre
|name              = Pagode
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|stylistic_origins = [[Samba]]
|cultural_origins  = Late 1970s, [[Brazil]] ([[Salvador, Bahia|Salvador]], [[Rio de Janeiro]] and [[São Paulo]])
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|regional_scenes   = [[Brazil]]
|local_scenes      = [[Bahia, Brazil|Bahia]] - [[Rio de Janeiro (state)|Rio de Janeiro]] – [[São Paulo (state)|São Paulo]]
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'''Pagode''' ({{IPA|pt|paˈɡɔdʒ(i)}}) is a Brazilian style of music that originated in [[Rio de Janeiro]], [[Brazil]], as a subgenre of [[Samba]]. Pagode originally meant a celebration with food, music, dance, and party. In 1978, singer [[Beth Carvalho]] was introduced to this music, liked it from the beginning, and recorded tracks by [[Zeca Pagodinho]] and others. Over time, pagode has been used by many commercial groups, which have included a version of the music filled with clichés, and there is now a sentiment that the term is a pejorative for "very commercial pop music" (see [[Samba#Pagode Romântico|Pagode Romântico]]).<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20091027032641/http://br.geocities.com/alexfig1971/sambacarioca_iphan.htm  Samba carioca torna-se patrimônio histórico] {{in lang|pt}}</ref>

Original pagode developed at the beginning of the 1980s, with the advent of the band [[Fundo de Quintal]] and the introduction of new instruments in the classical samba formation. Pagode lyricism also represented a kind of evolution toward the tradition of malicious and ironic samba lyrics, with a much heavier use of slang and underground terms.

The [[4-string banjo]], whose introduction is mostly credited to [[Almir Guineto]], has a different and louder sound than the [[cavaco]]; that loudness was an advantage in acoustic environments (samba circle), where there are many percussion instruments and people singing along. The 4-string banjo is one of the most characteristic instruments of the pagode sound.

The [[tan-tan]], whose introduction is credited to [[Sereno (musician)|sereno]], is a more dynamic type of [[surdo]], used to keep the main beat of the samba, the "heart of the samba", and played with the hands.

The [[hand-repique]], whose introduction is credited to [[Ubirany]], is a percussive instrument used specially for rhythmic turnarounds.

==See also==
*[[Latin Grammy Award for Best Samba/Pagode Album]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://pagode.site/samba/samba-e-pagode-ousadia-e-alegria/ Samba Pagode history]
* [http://www.brasilidade.net/ Samba & Pagode band/history]
* [https://pagode.site/samba/historia-do-samba-heranca-africana/ Samba & Pagode Semba/history]

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