bloco
bloco noun: a type of Brazilian street carnival featuring traditional Brazilian music and dance such as samba and frevo, often with hundreds of thousands to millions of people in attendance.
Noun
bloco (plural blocos)
- A type of Brazilian street carnival featuring traditional Brazilian music and dance such as samba and frevo, often with hundreds of thousands to millions of people in attendance.
- It's not clear how many blocos nationwide are eschewing offensive lyrics, or why it's created so much controversy this year.2017 February 23, “Brazil's Carnival Becoming More 'Politically Correct'”, in NBC News, archived from the original on 09 Dec 2022
- In Rio de Janeiro, tens of thousands of spectators jammed into the Sambadrome to watch the spectacle of samba-school floats, dancers, and extravagant costumes during Carnival. Even more people took part in the many blocos, or street parties, dancing and drinking into the wee hours of the night.2019 March 4, Alan Taylor, “Carnival 2019 in Brazil”, in The Atlantic, archived from the original on 11 Nov 2020
Forms of bloco
| plural | blocos |
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Origin of bloco
Borrowed from Portuguese bloco.
Questions about bloco
- What does bloco mean?
- Bloco means a type of Brazilian street carnival featuring traditional Brazilian music and dance such as samba and frevo, often with hundreds of thousands to millions of people in attendance.
- What part of speech is bloco?
- Bloco is a noun.
- What is the plural of bloco?
- The plural of bloco is blocos.
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