{
  "name": "Southeastern Brazilian Music",
  "description": "Regional styles of diverse cultural expressions rooted in Southeastern Brazil that combine elements of African Music and European Music.",
  "url": "https://rateyourmusic.com/genre/southeastern-brazilian-music/",
  "parent": "Brazilian Music",
  "level": "sub-3",
  "children_count": 11,
  "children": [
    {
      "name": "Choro",
      "url": "https://rateyourmusic.com/genre/choro/",
      "description": "Brazilian urban genre named after the crying-like harmony generated by the very particular group of instruments used to play it: seven-string acoustic guitar, mandolin, flute, cavaquinho, and pandeiro.",
      "level": "sub-4",
      "parent": "Southeastern Brazilian Music"
    },
    {
      "name": "Jongo",
      "url": "https://rateyourmusic.com/genre/jongo/",
      "description": "Afro-Brazilian cultural manifestation involving music and dance; composed of percussion instruments and chants.",
      "level": "sub-4",
      "parent": "Southeastern Brazilian Music"
    },
    {
      "name": "Marchinha",
      "url": "https://rateyourmusic.com/genre/marchinha/",
      "description": "Originating from Portuguese popular street marches (marchas populares), featuring simple, joyful melodies and sometimes malicious lyrics.",
      "level": "sub-4",
      "parent": "Southeastern Brazilian Music"
    },
    {
      "name": "Maxixe",
      "url": "https://rateyourmusic.com/genre/maxixe/",
      "description": "Appeared in Rio de Janeiro at the end of the 19th century, compared with and influenced by Tango.",
      "level": "sub-4",
      "parent": "Southeastern Brazilian Music"
    },
    {
      "name": "Pagode",
      "url": "https://rateyourmusic.com/genre/pagode/",
      "description": "Used for Samba groups whose music was performed in the suburban Cariocas parties, with romantic lyrical content and improvisation.",
      "level": "sub-4",
      "parent": "Southeastern Brazilian Music"
    },
    {
      "name": "Partido alto",
      "url": "https://rateyourmusic.com/genre/partido-alto/",
      "description": "Originating from the early roots of Samba primarily in Rio de Janeiro in the beginning of the 20th century, initially as a more danceable style with little or no vocals.",
      "level": "sub-4",
      "parent": "Southeastern Brazilian Music"
    },
    {
      "name": "Samba de breque",
      "url": "https://rateyourmusic.com/genre/samba-de-breque/",
      "description": "Development of Samba-choro characterized by sudden pauses in its syncopated rhythms.",
      "level": "sub-4",
      "parent": "Southeastern Brazilian Music"
    },
    {
      "name": "Samba de gafieira",
      "url": "https://rateyourmusic.com/genre/samba-de-gafieira/",
      "description": "Emerged in the 1930s, with the influence of Choro, Maxixe, Lundu, and Big Band from the the United States.",
      "level": "sub-4",
      "parent": "Southeastern Brazilian Music"
    },
    {
      "name": "Samba de terreiro",
      "url": "https://rateyourmusic.com/genre/samba-de-terreiro/",
      "description": "Urban Samba from the samba schools of Rio de Janeiro, with short songs about everyday topics and love.",
      "level": "sub-4",
      "parent": "Southeastern Brazilian Music"
    },
    {
      "name": "Samba-enredo",
      "url": "https://rateyourmusic.com/genre/samba-enredo/",
      "description": "Developed in the 1930s in Brazilian samba schools (escola de samba) to be presented and performed at carnivals.",
      "level": "sub-4",
      "parent": "Southeastern Brazilian Music"
    },
    {
      "name": "Tamborzão",
      "url": "https://rateyourmusic.com/genre/tamborzao/",
      "description": "Adds Afro-Brazilian percussive elements such as the atabaque sound into the Miami Bass kick drums.",
      "level": "sub-4",
      "parent": "Southeastern Brazilian Music"
    }
  ]
}