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Choro Music Description

Choro (in Portuguese, "cry" or "lament"), is an instrumental Brazilian music genre which originated in 19th century Rio de Janeiro. Despite its name, the music often has a fast and happy rhythm. It is characterized by virtuosity, improvisation and subtle modulations, and is full of syncopation and counterpoint. Choro is considered the first characteristically Brazilian genre of urban popular music. The serenaders who play choros are known as chorões.

This description uses material from the Wikipedia article about [Choro](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choro), which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0.