Maracatu

           The maracatu is a blend of indigenous, African and European cultures, that was founded in “Candomble’s Yards” in the eighteenth century. It is a cultural manifestation of Pernambuco’s folkloric african-Brazilian music, to honor the king “Congo”. In 1870, with the signing of the “Golden Law” by Princess Isabel, for the abolition of slavery, the ritual of maracatu took to the streets becoming a folkloric carnival joke. The maracatu is a kind of theater where people act out the tribute through dancing, followed by songs that dictate the pace of the foliões.