Marchinha (Portuguese pronunciation: [maɾ'ʃiɲɐ], also called "marchinha de carnaval", "marchinha carnavalesca" or "marcha carnavalesca) is one of several genres of music typical of Brazilian Carnival in Rio de Janeiro and Southeast Region of Brazil. The others main carnival genres are: samba-enredo, frevo, maracatu and Axé music. Marchinha is a extremely comic genre of music and the very name "marchinha" (little march) satirizes the seriousness of military marches...

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