Batuque
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Batuque may refer to:
- Batuque (game)Batuque (game)Batuque was a Brazilian game played in Bahia in the early part of the twentieth century by African slaves which were brought to Brazil but now extinct. A similar game, pernada, was popular in Rio de Janeiro about the same time. Players stand in a circle; one player stands in the center in a...
, a game once played in Brazil - Batuque, an Afro-Brazilian Religion of Orishas in south of Brasil, like Candomblé and Santeria, but different. with liturgy own.
- Batuque (music)Batuque (music)The batuque is a music and dance genre from Cape Verde.- As a music genre :As a music genre, the batuque is characterized by having an andante tempo, a 6/8 or 3/4 measure and traditionally it is just melodic, i.e., it is just sung, it has no polyphonic accompaniment...
, a type of music and associated dance form from Cape Verde - Batuque Superior Cachaça, a brand of cachaçaCachaçaCachaça is a liquor made from fermented sugarcane.It is the most popular distilled alcoholic beverage in Brazil. It is also known as aguardente, pinga, caninha and many other names...