Arrocha
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The Arrocha is a music/dance style that originated in the interior of Bahia
Bahia
Bahia is one of the 26 states of Brazil, and is located in the northeastern part of the country on the Atlantic coast. It is the fourth most populous Brazilian state after São Paulo, Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro, and the fifth-largest in size...

, one of Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

's states, most notably in the city of Candeias
Candeias
Candeias is a town in Brazil, in the State of Bahia. It is located 46 km in the north of Salvador, the capital of the State of Bahia, The town is near the BR324 motorway...

.

As with the seresta and the brega
Kings of Brega
-Overview:Brega took its name from Mag Breg, the plain of Brega, in modern County Meath, County Louth and County Dublin, Ireland. They formed part of the Uí Néill kindred, belonging to the Síl nÁedo Sláine branch of the southern Uí Néill. The kingdom of Brega included the Hill of Tara, the site...

, the styles from which it was generated, it's a popular-oriented musical genre, whose thematic and musical lyrics do not have a strong poetical reference, since they use references from the aforementioned seresta and brega. Quickly spreading to success, it gained popularity in both the interior and metropolitan regions of Bahia.
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