Catching the Tango during a trip to Brazil and Argentina

>Once you’ve been to a professional show and
A suggested Brazil and Argentina tour to enjoy thehad a few Tango lessons you’ll be ready to go
thrills of the Tango, written by a Brazil travel expert atto a milonga and Tango the night away. Tango is not in
Brazil For Less Likely one of the most distinctivethe feet. It is in the heart. The best way to enjoy
dances of them all, the Tango is a cultural pastime inyourself is just to relax and have fun.
Argentina with Spanish and African influences. TheIf you like the Tango, you may also enjoy the Samba.
music has derived from various European styles fusingThis classic expression of Brazilian culture is ready to
together with the evolution and mix of South Americanreel you in to its rhythmic and sensual styles. Samba
culture to create the dance we know today.can be found all over the country but Rio de Janeiro is
The tango is said to be one of the easiest of all thereally famous for its Samba schools and locals dancing
ballroom dances. The basic rhythm is slow. The pacesamba in the streets. Each February, during Carnival
is easy and the basic step is a walk. So grab a partnerSamba actually takes over the city with the influx of
and head to Buenos Aires where you’ll findhundreds of thousands of people and Samba schools
tango all around you.from all over the country competing to win first prize in
A professional tangoist interprets the music, andthe Samba competition. It is a fabulous and exciting site
instead of just marching along like a soldier, feels theto see.
rhythm in a professional yet fluid way. Dancers areA good way to incorporate your favorite South
excellent at maintain that serious and solemnAmerican dances is to plan an Argentina/Brazil
expression on their faces right up until the end of thevacation. Start in Rio de Janeiro where you can tour
dance when the smiles break out in feelings of athe sites and samba your heart out. From Rio, head to
successful Tango.Iguazu Falls. You wouldn’t want to miss this
In Buenos Aires there are multiple opportunities to gonearby natural wonder, one of the largest and most
to a dinner and tango show where you will enjoyamazing waterfalls in the world. Sitting on the border
lovely gourmet Argentinean dishes to accompany thebetween Argentina and Brazil, you can actually tour
fabulous performers by these Tango professionals.these spectacular falls from both sides offering a full
There are many different styles of Tango and duringand complete perspective. It is recommended that you
your Tango show you will experience the liberating andspend a day on the Brazil side and a day on the
creative ways people express this traditional danceArgentina side to really experience the awesomeness
borrowing from all different kinds of style and addingof Iguazu Falls.
personal flavor.