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Choro

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Summary

Choro is a Brazilian instrumental language built around melodic invention, alert ensemble playing and a distinctive rhythmic lift. It can be a composed piece, a way of interpreting older dances or the social world of the roda de choro. A melody instrument may seem to fly freely while guitars and percussion quietly negotiate every turn underneath. The name, related to crying, is a poor guide to mood: choro can be playful, exuberant, tender or reflective. Its virtuosity is most rewarding when heard as conversation rather than speed alone.

Contemporary and trending

Choro continues through amateur rodas, specialist schools, concerts and adventurous instrumental recordings. Heritage recognition in 2024 acknowledged a national practice rather than a single preserved Rio repertoire. A 2024 Sesc programme brought together young ensembles, established masters and musicians from several interior São Paulo cities, illustrating transmission across generations and geography. New instrumentation and composition coexist with careful study of classic performances. A musician may work in samba, popular song and choro without treating those activities as mutually exclusive careers. [1] [2]

History

Nineteenth-century Rio musicians reshaped dances such as polca, waltz and schottische through local phrasing, accompaniment and social exchange. European-derived forms met African-descended rhythmic knowledge within a changing Brazilian city. The practice developed before recording fixed a standard repertoire. Radio ensembles, public bands and private musical gatherings later circulated it widely. Pixinguinha’s generation expanded the recorded language, and subsequent musicians developed distinctive solo and accompaniment approaches. The history includes Black professional musicians and everyday players whose contribution is obscured by a story confined to conservatories or concert halls.

Musical characteristics

Flute, clarinet, bandolim and cavaquinho can carry melodies; guitars, including seven-string guitar, provide harmony and moving low counterlines called baixarias. Pandeiro can anchor a remarkably full texture without a drum kit. Repeated sectional forms invite variation in articulation and ornament. Musicians balance rhythmic precision with elastic phrasing, sometimes creating a surprise by delaying or anticipating a cadence. Written notation preserves a composition but does not contain all its swing. The accompanist’s decisions are creative acts, and a convincing performance depends on mutual breathing.

Geography and communities

Rio remains a formative landscape, while São Paulo’s metropolitan and interior circuits form another extensive world. Brasília is a major adopted centre with teaching and institutional continuity. Pernambuco and the South have their own instrumental traditions and choro networks. The map uses broad regional fields because participants travel, teach and play across towns. It gives Rio historical weight without suggesting that all knowledge radiates from one neighbourhood. Overseas circles exist, but the first-pass geography emphasises established Brazilian landscapes rather than every international workshop or conservatory offering.

Artists

Pixinguinha, Jacob do Bandolim and Waldir Azevedo offer contrasting melodic and instrumental voices. Chiquinha Gonzaga, Ernesto Nazareth and Joaquim Callado illuminate the wider compositional history surrounding the language. Dino7Cordas helps listeners hear accompaniment as counterpoint. Izaías do Bandolim, Nilze Carvalho, Hamilton de Holanda and Yamandu Costa provide additional routes through interpretation and renewal. Their music spans more than one label. Compare the same tune in different ensembles and listen underneath the soloist: the bass movement, rhythmic comping and small exchanges reveal choro’s depth.

Representative performances

These recordings offer listening examples of the genre. Notes identify the performance setting and any adaptation or mixed repertoire.

MuGlobe listening profile
Repertoire Field use Notes
traditional regional Comprehensive catalogue; recent discovery is prioritized and worthwhile older music remains playable. Preserve specific recording contexts and dates.
MuGlobe representative performances
Artist Performance / song / title Embedded player URL Notes Repertoire kind Repertoire date Recording date Format Opening Places Fit Evidence Review note MuGlobe favorite Current hit Authentic
Jacob do Bandolim Assanhado https://www.youtube.com/embed/AHGY1RvpbNA The RCA-issued historical recording foregrounds Jacob’s bandolim interpretation of his choro composition. A reference point for comparing later concert and roda performances.[3] Embedded playback is currently unavailable (YouTube code 150); the recording reference is retained. traditional unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown pending Existing recording Playback blocked: YouTube embedding error 150 observed 19 October 2026. Legacy unscoped accepted recording retained; migration does not assert new dates or per-country variants. Existing musical notes and native citations are preserved. false false false
Duo Siqueira Lima Tico-Tico no Fubá — four-hands guitar performance https://www.youtube.com/embed/NVitgDEh_tw GuitarCoop’s performance film credits the duo playing Zequinha de Abreu’s choro together on one guitar; it is a concert arrangement, contrasting with Jacob’s bandolim recording.[4] traditional unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown pending Existing recording Legacy unscoped accepted recording retained; migration does not assert new dates or per-country variants. Existing musical notes and native citations are preserved. false false false
Yamandu Costa [𝐂𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫+𝐓𝐚𝐛] 𝐘𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐮 𝐂𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐚 - 𝐂𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐨 𝐝𝐚 𝐄𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚 https://www.youtube.com/embed/TCr3kSGq_Mk Reviewed Choro work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: 𝐀𝐠𝐚𝐩𝐞 𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐫. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2026-08-27; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[5] traditional unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Choro work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: 𝐀𝐠𝐚𝐩𝐞 𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐫. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. false false false
Balanço Malandro Balanço Malandro play Choro Fado (Hamilton de Holanda) LIVE at Wakefield Exchange https://www.youtube.com/embed/cRDRtNYPQhA Reviewed Choro work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: martinsaxofon. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2026-08-23; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[6] traditional unknown unknown live unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Choro work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: martinsaxofon. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. false false false
Hamilton de Holanda and credited ensemble Choro Fado - Hamilton de Holanda (Jazz Combo do Conservatório de Tatuí - 2026) https://www.youtube.com/embed/wz8PRvBfXyQ Reviewed Choro work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Mariana Gois. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2026-08-21; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[7] traditional unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Choro work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Mariana Gois. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. false false false
Yamandu Costa Choro do Coreto https://www.youtube.com/embed/tY2L_4O4DQY Reviewed Choro work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Yamandu Costa. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distributor release date: 2026-08-21; a reissue date does not establish the original session. Video publication: 2026-08-20; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[8] traditional unknown unknown audio unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Choro work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Yamandu Costa. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distributor release date: 2026-08-21; a reissue date does not establish the original session. false false false
Yamandu Costa [𝐂𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫+𝐓𝐚𝐛] 𝐘𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐮 𝐂𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐚 - 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐚 𝐂𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐨 https://www.youtube.com/embed/ZPeKF_4Nz-A Reviewed Choro work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: 𝐀𝐠𝐚𝐩𝐞 𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐫. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2026-08-20; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[9] traditional unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Choro work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: 𝐀𝐠𝐚𝐩𝐞 𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐫. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. false false false
Balanço Malandro Balanço Malandro play Afro Choro (Hamilton de Holanda) LIVE at Wakefield Exchange https://www.youtube.com/embed/yUC3-qYCDSg Reviewed Choro work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: martinsaxofon. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2026-06-28; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[10] traditional unknown unknown live unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Choro work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: martinsaxofon. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. false false false
Wellington Gama Odeon - Ernesto Nazareth Instrumental Sesc Brasil Wellington Gama #ernestonazareth #piano #choro https://www.youtube.com/embed/kf8Wx6wW51g Reviewed Choro work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Wellington Gama. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2026-05-10; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[11] traditional unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Choro work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Wellington Gama. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. false false false
Yamandu Costa Choro para Paquito https://www.youtube.com/embed/LYT7lzV3gcA Reviewed Choro work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Yamandu Costa. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distributor release date: 2026-04-17; a reissue date does not establish the original session. Video publication: 2026-04-16; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[12] traditional unknown unknown audio unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Choro work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Yamandu Costa. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distributor release date: 2026-04-17; a reissue date does not establish the original session. false false false
CEMHFA Choro ensemble, Juiz de Fora (coordinated by Ébano Resende; individual musicians uncredited) Velhos Chorões - Luciana Rabello (Dia Nacional do Choro CEMHFA 2025) https://www.youtube.com/embed/ZqIDpN4oFeI Reviewed Choro work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Phillipe 7 Cordas. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2026-04-12; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[13] traditional unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Choro work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Phillipe 7 Cordas. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. false false false
Hamilton de Holanda and credited ensemble Brazilian bandolin genius Hamilton de Holanda and his trio perform his composition “Chroro Fado” https://www.youtube.com/embed/Dt4S4mOj3U4 Reviewed Choro work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: SFJAZZ. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2026-01-26; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[14] traditional unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Choro work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: SFJAZZ. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. false false false
Hamilton de Holanda and credited ensemble Hamilton de Holanda Trio "Afro Choro" | Jazz in Marciac 2025 https://www.youtube.com/embed/f17G86eu5X4 Reviewed Choro work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Jazz In Marciac. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2025-10-31; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[15] traditional unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Choro work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Jazz In Marciac. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. false false false
Toquinho, Baden Powell and Luciana Rabello Toquinho & Baden Powell & Luciana Rabello - "Choro" di Ernesto Nazareth https://www.youtube.com/embed/Q5sRw8XqmTo Reviewed Choro work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: NACHO2017. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2025-09-02; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[16] traditional unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Choro work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: NACHO2017. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. false false false
Altamiro Carrilho Altamiro Carrilho — Oriental, de Patápio Silva https://www.youtube.com/embed/DRd3DIWxVY0 Reviewed Choro work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Choro and Poetry. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2025-08-15; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[17] traditional unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Choro work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Choro and Poetry. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. false false false
Saxophone ensemble at Villa Mercedes2025 (players uncredited; arrangement by Maurício Carrilho) Perigoso (Choro) - Ernesto Nazareth - Mauricio Carrilho (Prof: Magalí Carballo) https://www.youtube.com/embed/DjkrcnMOqv0 Reviewed Choro work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Nicolazy Pérez. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2025-07-22; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[18] traditional unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Choro work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Nicolazy Pérez. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. false false false
Água de Moringa Mauresque na cachola (Maurício Carrilho e Jayme Vignoli) https://www.youtube.com/embed/lYj8PGCyPUA Reviewed Choro work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Água de Moringa. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2025-06-06; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[19] traditional unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Choro work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Água de Moringa. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. false false false
Oficina de Choro Serra Gaúcha Rio Antigo (Altamiro Carrilho) - Ensaio 26/04/2025 https://www.youtube.com/embed/ru98GyVdo7A Reviewed Choro work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Oficina de Choro Serra Gaúcha. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2025-04-28; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[20] traditional unknown unknown live unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Choro work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Oficina de Choro Serra Gaúcha. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. false false false
Práctica de Choro Parceiro Argentina (arrangement by Maurício Carrilho) Feitiço (Ernesto Nazareth) - Arr Mauricio Carrilho https://www.youtube.com/embed/qoc2RzZ20B8 Reviewed Choro work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Projeto Parceiro EPM Argentina. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2025-04-23; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[21] traditional unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Choro work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Projeto Parceiro EPM Argentina. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. false false false
Copinha, Cristina Buarque and the source-credited Funarte1981 ensemble Cristina e Copinha - Choro Negro (Show ao vivo Funarte 1981) https://www.youtube.com/embed/sV5u46BM9y8 Reviewed Choro work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Santiago Cucco 7 Cordas. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2025-03-31; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[22] traditional unknown unknown live unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Choro work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Santiago Cucco 7 Cordas. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. false false false
Maurício Marques CHORO PRO XARÁ choro Maurício Marques https://www.youtube.com/embed/h128OyUgpvw Reviewed Choro work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Mauricio Marques. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2025-02-27; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[23] traditional unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Choro work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Mauricio Marques. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. false false false
Yamandu Costa Yamandu Costa | SARARÁ - 8 minutes variation! | 2024 Paris Choro Festival https://www.youtube.com/embed/FjvBlB4-S4w Reviewed Choro work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Club du Choro de Paris. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2024-05-19; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[24] traditional unknown unknown live unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Choro work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Club du Choro de Paris. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. false false false
Choro das3 / Trio Meyer Ferreira Um clássico imperdível! Pedacinhos do Céu (Waldir Azevedo) | Choro das 3 https://www.youtube.com/embed/MO8x07ePIvk Reviewed Choro work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Choro das 3 - Trio Meyer Ferreira. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2021-04-12; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[25] traditional unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Choro work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Choro das 3 - Trio Meyer Ferreira. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. false false false
Luciana Rabello and credited musicians Invejosa https://www.youtube.com/embed/0aE1w953ok0 Reviewed Choro work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Luciana Rabello - Topic. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distributor release date: 2020-05-17; a reissue date does not establish the original session. Video publication: 2020-05-17; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[26] traditional unknown unknown audio unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Choro work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Luciana Rabello - Topic. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distributor release date: 2020-05-17; a reissue date does not establish the original session. false false false
Luciana Rabello and credited musicians Chora, Jesus https://www.youtube.com/embed/tGZ_qqFJOWA Reviewed Choro work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Luciana Rabello - Topic. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distributor release date: 2020-05-17; a reissue date does not establish the original session. Video publication: 2020-05-17; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[27] traditional unknown unknown audio unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Choro work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Luciana Rabello - Topic. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distributor release date: 2020-05-17; a reissue date does not establish the original session. false false false
Luciana Rabello and credited musicians Chininha https://www.youtube.com/embed/wmA6-jGEwt0 Reviewed Choro work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Luciana Rabello - Topic. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distributor release date: 2020-05-17; a reissue date does not establish the original session. Video publication: 2020-05-17; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[28] traditional unknown unknown audio unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Choro work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Luciana Rabello - Topic. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distributor release date: 2020-05-17; a reissue date does not establish the original session. false false false
Luciana Rabello and credited musicians Coralina https://www.youtube.com/embed/zsO0NGBcNMU Reviewed Choro work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Luciana Rabello - Topic. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distributor release date: 2020-05-17; a reissue date does not establish the original session. Video publication: 2020-05-17; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[29] traditional unknown unknown audio unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Choro work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Luciana Rabello - Topic. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distributor release date: 2020-05-17; a reissue date does not establish the original session. false false false
Luciana Rabello and credited musicians Rola https://www.youtube.com/embed/SfTqcOzaXFI Reviewed Choro work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Luciana Rabello - Topic. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distributor release date: 2020-05-17; a reissue date does not establish the original session. Video publication: 2020-05-17; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[30] traditional unknown unknown audio unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Choro work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Luciana Rabello - Topic. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distributor release date: 2020-05-17; a reissue date does not establish the original session. false false false
Luciana Rabello and credited musicians Schottisch https://www.youtube.com/embed/uPbL_um1Ioc Reviewed Choro work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Luciana Rabello - Topic. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distributor release date: 2020-05-17; a reissue date does not establish the original session. Video publication: 2020-05-17; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[31] traditional unknown unknown audio unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Choro work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Luciana Rabello - Topic. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distributor release date: 2020-05-17; a reissue date does not establish the original session. false false false
Luciana Rabello and credited musicians Fraternidade https://www.youtube.com/embed/QQdqjSVxspw Reviewed Choro work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Luciana Rabello - Topic. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distributor release date: 2020-05-17; a reissue date does not establish the original session. Video publication: 2020-05-17; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[32] traditional unknown unknown audio unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Choro work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Luciana Rabello - Topic. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distributor release date: 2020-05-17; a reissue date does not establish the original session. false false false
Luciana Rabello and credited musicians Rosinha https://www.youtube.com/embed/QTEf9lWsFoM Reviewed Choro work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Luciana Rabello - Topic. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distributor release date: 2020-05-17; a reissue date does not establish the original session. Video publication: 2020-05-17; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[33] traditional unknown unknown audio unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Choro work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Luciana Rabello - Topic. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distributor release date: 2020-05-17; a reissue date does not establish the original session. false false false
Luciana Rabello and credited musicians Aída https://www.youtube.com/embed/kWuk0JQsaxQ Reviewed Choro work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Luciana Rabello - Topic. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distributor release date: 2020-05-17; a reissue date does not establish the original session. Video publication: 2020-05-17; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[34] traditional unknown unknown audio unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Choro work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Luciana Rabello - Topic. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distributor release date: 2020-05-17; a reissue date does not establish the original session. false false false
Luciana Rabello and credited musicians Extremosa https://www.youtube.com/embed/yOHrbZDFsU0 Reviewed Choro work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Luciana Rabello - Topic. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distributor release date: 2020-05-17; a reissue date does not establish the original session. Video publication: 2020-05-17; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[35] traditional unknown unknown audio unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Choro work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Luciana Rabello - Topic. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distributor release date: 2020-05-17; a reissue date does not establish the original session. false false false
Choro das3 / Trio Meyer Ferreira Choro das 3 - Brasileirinho https://www.youtube.com/embed/wArZuVmKjws Reviewed Choro work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Choro das 3 - Trio Meyer Ferreira. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2016-12-05; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[36] traditional unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Choro work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Choro das 3 - Trio Meyer Ferreira. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. false false false
Choro das3 / Trio Meyer Ferreira Tradicional https://www.youtube.com/embed/8xBFgVn9xMM Reviewed Choro work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Choro das 3 - Trio Meyer Ferreira. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distributor release date: 2015-06-13; a reissue date does not establish the original session. Video publication: 2015-09-04; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[37] traditional unknown unknown audio unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Choro work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Choro das 3 - Trio Meyer Ferreira. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distributor release date: 2015-06-13; a reissue date does not establish the original session. false false false
Choro das3 / Trio Meyer Ferreira Choro 12x8 & Choro das 3 " Tico Tico" Com uma turma muito massa de Chorões! Loja Contemporânea! https://www.youtube.com/embed/ynUWrmR1heE Reviewed Choro work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Choro 12x8. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2014-04-18; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[38] traditional unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Choro work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Choro 12x8. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. false false false
Choro das3 / Trio Meyer Ferreira Tico-tico no fubá - Choro das 3.mpg https://www.youtube.com/embed/z2idshHbQ1w Reviewed Choro work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Luiz Antonio Rocha. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2011-10-06; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[39] traditional unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Choro work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Luiz Antonio Rocha. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. false false false
Quarteto Choronas Quarteto "Choronas" tocando 'Tico-tico no fubá' e 'Carinhoso' https://www.youtube.com/embed/Az5D2gSGX3k Reviewed Choro work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: PortalR3. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2011-03-27; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[40] traditional unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Choro work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: PortalR3. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. false false false

Related genres

Samba and choro share repertoire, musicians and ensemble resources, and samba-choro makes that relationship explicit. Maxixe and older ballroom dances illuminate the music’s formation. Brazilian instrumental jazz overlaps through improvisation and harmony, but choro is not a local name for jazz and has its own performance grammar. Bossa nova drew on some of the same musical world while developing a different vocal aesthetic. Chorinho is a common affectionate term; its diminutive should not imply a smaller or less demanding form. The catalogue keeps Choro as the encompassing label.

References and further reading

  1. ↑ Choro é reconhecido como Patrimônio Cultural do Brasil — Iphan.
  2. ↑ Celebre o Choro: Especial Choraço no Sesc 24 de Maio — Sesc São Paulo.
  3. ↑ Jacob do Bandolim — Assanhado. YouTube recording; metadata checked 2026-10-18. Context: supporting source.
  4. ↑ Duo Siqueira Lima — Tico-Tico no Fubá — four-hands guitar performance. YouTube recording; metadata checked 2026-10-18.
  5. ↑ [𝐂𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫+𝐓𝐚𝐛 𝐘𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐮 𝐂𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐚 - 𝐂𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐨 𝐝𝐚 𝐄𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚].
  6. ↑ Balanço Malandro play Choro Fado (Hamilton de Holanda) LIVE at Wakefield Exchange.
  7. ↑ Choro Fado - Hamilton de Holanda (Jazz Combo do Conservatório de Tatuí - 2026).
  8. ↑ Choro do Coreto.
  9. ↑ [𝐂𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫+𝐓𝐚𝐛 𝐘𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐮 𝐂𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐚 - 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐚 𝐂𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐨].
  10. ↑ Balanço Malandro play Afro Choro (Hamilton de Holanda) LIVE at Wakefield Exchange.
  11. ↑ Odeon - Ernesto Nazareth Instrumental Sesc Brasil Wellington Gama #ernestonazareth #piano #choro.
  12. ↑ Choro para Paquito.
  13. ↑ Velhos Chorões - Luciana Rabello (Dia Nacional do Choro CEMHFA 2025).
  14. ↑ Brazilian bandolin genius Hamilton de Holanda and his trio perform his composition “Chroro Fado”.
  15. ↑ Hamilton de Holanda Trio "Afro Choro" | Jazz in Marciac 2025.
  16. ↑ Toquinho & Baden Powell & Luciana Rabello - "Choro" di Ernesto Nazareth.
  17. ↑ Altamiro Carrilho — Oriental, de Patápio Silva.
  18. ↑ Perigoso (Choro) - Ernesto Nazareth - Mauricio Carrilho (Prof: Magalí Carballo).
  19. ↑ Mauresque na cachola (Maurício Carrilho e Jayme Vignoli).
  20. ↑ Rio Antigo (Altamiro Carrilho) - Ensaio 26/04/2025.
  21. ↑ Feitiço (Ernesto Nazareth) - Arr Mauricio Carrilho.
  22. ↑ Cristina e Copinha - Choro Negro (Show ao vivo Funarte 1981).
  23. ↑ CHORO PRO XARÁ choro Maurício Marques.
  24. ↑ Yamandu Costa | SARARÁ - 8 minutes variation! | 2024 Paris Choro Festival.
  25. ↑ Um clássico imperdível! Pedacinhos do Céu (Waldir Azevedo) | Choro das 3.
  26. ↑ Invejosa.
  27. ↑ Chora, Jesus.
  28. ↑ Chininha.
  29. ↑ Coralina.
  30. ↑ Rola.
  31. ↑ Schottisch.
  32. ↑ Fraternidade.
  33. ↑ Rosinha.
  34. ↑ Aída.
  35. ↑ Extremosa.
  36. ↑ Choro das 3 - Brasileirinho.
  37. ↑ Tradicional.
  38. ↑ Choro 12x8 & Choro das 3 " Tico Tico" Com uma turma muito massa de Chorões! Loja Contemporânea!.
  39. ↑ Tico-tico no fubá - Choro das 3.mpg.
  40. ↑ Quarteto "Choronas" tocando 'Tico-tico no fubá' e 'Carinhoso'.

Hotspot mushrooms

Rio origins coexist with a national network. Broad southeast, central, Pernambuco and southern fields reflect durable schools and rodas, with no isolated virtuoso birthplace dots.

These fields are editorial illustrations of musical affinity and cultural reach, not listener statistics. Radius marks the zero edge of the fade; overlapping fields of this genre combine by maximum.

MuGlobe hotspot mushrooms
ID Location Latitude Longitude Radius (km) Strength Notes
choro-southeast Rio–São Paulo and southeastern choro networks -22 -44.6 1050 1 Metropolitan and interior roda, teaching and recording continuity.
choro-brasilia Brasília and central Brazilian choro communities -15.8 -47.9 480 0.85 Strong adopted institutional and participatory centre.
choro-pernambuco Pernambuco and adjacent northeastern choro circuits -8.1 -35.5 490 0.68 Substantial regional instrumental and educational network.
choro-south Southern Brazilian choro circuits -27.6 -50.5 740 0.62 Established urban and interior communities beyond the birthplace narrative.
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