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Brazilian dance craze created by youths in Rio’s favelas is declared cultural heritage | AP News

Brazilian dance craze created by youths in Rio’s favelas is declared cultural heritage | AP News

The passinho, a dance style created in the 2000s by kids in Rio de Janeiro’s favelas, has been declared an “intangible cultural heritage” of the state of Rio, bringing recognition to a cultural expression born in the working-class neighborhoods. (AP/ Lucas Dumphreys and Mario Lobao.)

The passinho, a dance style created in the 2000s by kids in Rio de Janeiro’s favelas, has been declared an “intangible cultural heritage” of the state of Rio, bringing recognition to a cultural expression born in the working-class neighborhoods. (AP/ Lucas Dumphreys and Mario Lobao.)