The dance style called passinho, created by kids in Rio de Janeiro's favelas in the 2000s, was declared an "intangible cultural heritage" by legislators in the state of Rio in March, recognizing a cultural expression from working-class neighborhoods. Passinho creators were young kids who shared their moves on the internet, sparking a competitive scene where youths learned and innovated. Dancer Walcir de Oliveira stated that passinho is fundamental to his livelihood and brings him joy. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle experienced Nigerian dancing and fashion while visiting charities.
A Batalha do Passinho (lit. 'Passinho Battle' or 'The Battle of Passinho'; English release title Passinho Dance-Off) is a 2012 Brazilian documentary film directed by Emílio Domingos. The film follows a dance known as passinho, which emerged from the funk carioca scene in the early 2000s.
"Janeiro" is a vocal trance music track produced and released in 2000 by Solid Sessions.The song is about a girl who falls in love with a DJ on tour who visits Icaraí Beach in Niterói, Rio de Janeiro State during a chance meeting. She loses contact with him when he goes home and pines for him. She meets up with him again at a later date on the same beach, again by chance. She makes her interest known at this time and asserts her wishes to remain with him. Over the years, many fan-based interpretations were derived from the original.The success of the track is largely attributed to the vocal remix done by Pronti and Kalmani, whose studio was next door to Solid Sessions' studio in the same building. Pronti and Kalmani liked the track the first time they heard it but they felt it could use some extra production work and wanted to write vocals for it. They asked Solid Sessions if they would like to collaborate on the track with the guarantee that they would respect the beauty of the original work and that if it was not agreed that both producers liked the remix it would not be released.In 2002, the song's popularity grew with new remixes by DJs such as Armin van Buuren, Kyau & Albert and James Holden. The song was remixed again in 2006 by 4 Strings and San & Sebastian Moore. In 2009, the song appeared again in a new version on the album The New Daylight by Dash Berlin. Dash Berlin later released his 4AM Remix which was featured on A State Of Trance episode 455. A remix by Signum was featured on Corsten's Countdown 149.Pronti and Kalmani's remix featured vocals by Dutch vocalist Vera Kramer.The music video was recorded in Rio de Janeiro featuring a Brazilian and a Greek super model.The song charted at #47 in the UK Singles Chart and at #61 in the Dutch Singles Chart.
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry were greeted with a traditional Nigerian dance performance on their last day in Nigeria. They participated in a basketball clinic with non-profit Giants of Africa and attended a polo fundraiser for Nigeria: Unconquered. The trip was at the invitation of the Chief of Defense Staff, General Christopher Gwabin Musa OFR.
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry started their 'quasi-royal' tour of Africa in Nigeria as part of Harry's Invictus Game project. Meghan wore a striped sundress and a white fitted dress, while Harry switched to a white suit. They engaged in activities like volleyball with Harry's team losing to the Chief of Defence staff squad. Meghan interacted with fans, including the Sussex Squad, and posed for selfies during the event.
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