Feira de Santana, Brazil
Popular genres in Feira de Santana
musica feirense
|
metal baiano
|
musica baiana
|
brazilian stoner rock
|
brazilian blues
|
brazilian ccm
|
musica indigena brasileira
|
trap cristao
|
brazilian death metal
|
metal gaucho
|
native american black metal
|
musica goiana
|
rock paraense
|
sanfona
|
musica sergipana
|
jazz flute
|
jazz guitar trio
|
rap sergipano
|
blackened hardcore
|
blackened screamo
|
french emo
|
french hardcore
|
Most popular artists in Feira de Santana, Brazil
This chart is based on The Top 5 cities for each artist on Spotify. Therefore large cities will feature well known international artists, while smaller cities will feature some smaller local artists. The ranking is based on the number of listeners from the city, as provided by Spotify for the top 5 cities for each artist.
# | Artist | Listeners in Feira de Santana |
---|---|---|
1
|
9,321
|
|
2
|
8,564
|
|
3
|
8,524
|
|
4
|
7,529
|
|
5
|
7,527
|
|
6
|
7,240
|
|
7
|
6,726
|
|
8
|
6,200
|
|
9
|
6,027
|
|
10
|
5,960
|
|
11
|
5,679
|
|
12
|
5,563
|
|
13
|
5,204
|
|
14
|
5,110
|
|
15
|
4,853
|
|
16
|
4,792
|
|
17
|
4,661
|
|
18
|
4,190
|
|
19
|
3,887
|
|
20
|
3,758
|
|
21
|
3,696
|
|
22
|
3,662
|
|
23
|
3,593
|
|
24
|
3,527
|
|
25
|
3,518
|
|
26
|
3,453
|
|
27
|
3,422
|
|
28
|
3,338
|
|
29
|
3,228
|
|
30
|
3,165
|
|
31
|
2,889
|
|
32
|
2,852
|
|
33
|
2,678
|
|
34
|
2,639
|
|
35
|
2,506
|
|
36
|
2,453
|
|
37
|
2,441
|
|
38
|
2,162
|
|
39
|
2,159
|
|
40
|
2,135
|
|
41
|
2,049
|
|
42
|
1,968
|
|
43
|
1,919
|
|
44
|
1,869
|
|
45
|
1,867
|
|
46
|
1,824
|
|
47
|
1,740
|
|
48
|
1,608
|
|
49
|
1,600
|
|
50
|
1,434
|
|
51
|
1,408
|
|
52
|
1,400
|
|
53
|
1,374
|
|
54
|
1,252
|
|
55
|
1,248
|
|
56
|
1,212
|
|
57
|
1,211
|
|
58
|
1,206
|
|
59
|
1,194
|
|
60
|
1,170
|
|
61
|
1,161
|
|
62
|
1,085
|
|
63
|
1,082
|
|
64
|
1,058
|
|
65
|
1,030
|
|
66
|
1,007
|
|
67
|
926
|
|
68
|
920
|
|
69
|
891
|
|
70
|
871
|
|
71
|
809
|
|
72
|
788
|
|
73
|
777
|
|
74
|
771
|
|
75
|
766
|
|
76
|
745
|
|
77
|
738
|
|
78
|
640
|
|
79
|
627
|
|
80
|
616
|
|
81
|
594
|
|
82
|
584
|
|
83
|
569
|
|
84
|
563
|
|
85
|
561
|
|
86
|
558
|
|
87
|
555
|
|
88
|
535
|
|
89
|
533
|
|
90
|
495
|
|
91
|
481
|
|
92
|
478
|
|
93
|
474
|
|
94
|
446
|
|
95
|
444
|
|
96
|
434
|
|
97
|
428
|
|
98
|
423
|
|
99
|
397
|
|
100
|
390
|
|
101
|
364
|
|
102
|
354
|
|
103
|
346
|
|
104
|
331
|
|
105
|
330
|
|
106
|
283
|
|
107
|
282
|
|
108
|
278
|
|
109
|
275
|
|
110
|
274
|
|
111
|
268
|
|
112
|
265
|
|
113
|
264
|
|
114
|
257
|
|
115
|
251
|
|
116
|
245
|
|
117
|
233
|
|
118
|
229
|
|
119
|
226
|
|
120
|
219
|
|
121
|
214
|
|
122
|
214
|
|
123
|
213
|
|
124
|
208
|
|
125
|
200
|
|
126
|
196
|
|
127
|
194
|
|
128
|
193
|
|
129
|
190
|
|
130
|
183
|
|
131
|
179
|
|
132
|
174
|
|
133
|
172
|
|
134
|
171
|
|
135
|
155
|
|
136
|
151
|
|
137
|
150
|
|
138
|
146
|
|
139
|
143
|
|
140
|
134
|
|
141
|
134
|
|
142
|
133
|
|
143
|
131
|
|
144
|
129
|
|
145
|
129
|
|
146
|
128
|
|
147
|
124
|
|
148
|
120
|
|
149
|
120
|
|
150
|
119
|
|
151
|
119
|
|
152
|
117
|
|
153
|
116
|
|
154
|
114
|
|
155
|
114
|
|
156
|
113
|
|
157
|
113
|
|
158
|
113
|
|
159
|
112
|
|
160
|
109
|
|
161
|
108
|
|
162
|
108
|
|
163
|
105
|
|
164
|
105
|
|
165
|
104
|
|
166
|
102
|
|
167
|
100
|
|
168
|
99
|
|
169
|
99
|
|
170
|
98
|
|
171
|
97
|
|
172
|
97
|
|
173
|
97
|
|
174
|
94
|
|
175
|
92
|
|
176
|
92
|
|
177
|
91
|
|
178
|
86
|
|
179
|
85
|
|
180
|
85
|
|
181
|
84
|
|
182
|
83
|
|
183
|
81
|
|
184
|
81
|
|
185
|
80
|
|
186
|
79
|
|
187
|
79
|
|
188
|
77
|
|
189
|
77
|
|
190
|
74
|
|
191
|
72
|
|
192
|
72
|
|
193
|
71
|
|
194
|
71
|
|
195
|
71
|
|
196
|
69
|
|
197
|
68
|
|
198
|
68
|
|
199
|
67
|
|
200
|
67
|
|
201
|
66
|
|
202
|
66
|
|
203
|
66
|
|
204
|
66
|
|
205
|
66
|
|
206
|
64
|
|
207
|
64
|
|
208
|
63
|
|
209
|
62
|
|
210
|
62
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|
211
|
60
|
|
212
|
59
|
|
213
|
59
|
|
214
|
59
|
|
215
|
59
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|
216
|
58
|
|
217
|
58
|
|
218
|
58
|
|
219
|
57
|
|
220
|
56
|
|
221
|
56
|
|
222
|
56
|
|
223
|
55
|
|
224
|
55
|
|
225
|
55
|
|
226
|
54
|
|
227
|
53
|
|
228
|
53
|
|
229
|
52
|
|
230
|
52
|
|
231
|
51
|
|
232
|
50
|
|
233
|
49
|
|
234
|
48
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|
235
|
48
|
|
236
|
48
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|
237
|
47
|
|
238
|
47
|
|
239
|
46
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|
240
|
46
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|
241
|
46
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|
242
|
46
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|
243
|
45
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|
244
|
45
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|
245
|
45
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|
246
|
45
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|
247
|
45
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|
248
|
43
|
|
249
|
43
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|
250
|
42
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251
|
42
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|
252
|
42
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|
253
|
41
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|
254
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41
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|
255
|
41
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|
256
|
40
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257
|
40
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|
258
|
40
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|
259
|
39
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|
260
|
38
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|
261
|
38
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|
262
|
38
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|
263
|
37
|
|
264
|
37
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|
265
|
37
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|
266
|
37
|
|
267
|
36
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|
268
|
36
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|
269
|
35
|
|
270
|
35
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|
271
|
35
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|
272
|
35
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|
273
|
34
|
|
274
|
34
|
|
275
|
34
|
|
276
|
33
|
|
277
|
33
|
|
278
|
32
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|
279
|
32
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|
280
|
32
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|
281
|
32
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|
282
|
31
|
|
283
|
31
|
|
284
|
31
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|
285
|
31
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|
286
|
31
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|
287
|
31
|
|
288
|
30
|
|
289
|
29
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|
290
|
29
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|
291
|
29
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292
|
28
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|
293
|
28
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|
294
|
28
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|
295
|
27
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|
296
|
27
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|
297
|
27
|
|
298
|
27
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|
299
|
27
|
|
300
|
27
|
|
301
|
26
|
|
302
|
26
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303
|
25
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|
304
|
25
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305
|
25
|
|
306
|
25
|
|
307
|
24
|
|
308
|
24
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|
309
|
24
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|
310
|
24
|
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311
|
22
|
|
312
|
22
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|
313
|
22
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314
|
21
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|
315
|
21
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|
316
|
21
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317
|
20
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318
|
20
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319
|
20
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320
|
19
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321
|
19
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322
|
19
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323
|
19
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|
324
|
18
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325
|
18
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|
326
|
17
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|
327
|
16
|
|
328
|
16
|
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329
|
16
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|
330
|
16
|
|
331
|
16
|
|
332
|
15
|
|
333
|
15
|
|
334
|
15
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|
335
|
15
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|
336
|
15
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|
337
|
14
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|
338
|
14
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|
339
|
14
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|
340
|
13
|
|
341
|
13
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|
342
|
12
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|
343
|
12
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|
344
|
12
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|
345
|
12
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|
346
|
12
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|
347
|
12
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|
348
|
12
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|
349
|
11
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|
350
|
11
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|
351
|
11
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|
352
|
11
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353
|
11
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|
354
|
11
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355
|
11
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356
|
10
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|
357
|
10
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358
|
10
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359
|
10
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|
360
|
10
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361
|
10
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362
|
10
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363
|
10
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364
|
9
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365
|
9
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366
|
9
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367
|
9
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|
368
|
9
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369
|
9
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|
370
|
8
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|
371
|
8
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372
|
8
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373
|
8
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374
|
8
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|
375
|
8
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|
376
|
8
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377
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8
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378
|
8
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|
379
|
8
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|
380
|
8
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|
381
|
8
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|
382
|
8
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|
383
|
8
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|
384
|
8
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385
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8
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|
386
|
8
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387
|
8
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388
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7
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389
|
7
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390
|
7
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391
|
7
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392
|
7
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393
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7
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394
|
7
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395
|
7
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396
|
7
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397
|
7
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398
|
7
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399
|
7
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400
|
7
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401
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7
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402
|
7
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403
|
7
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404
|
7
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405
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6
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406
|
6
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407
|
6
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408
|
6
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409
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6
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410
|
6
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411
|
6
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412
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6
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413
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6
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414
|
6
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415
|
6
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416
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6
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417
|
6
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418
|
6
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419
|
6
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420
|
6
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|
421
|
6
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|
422
|
5
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423
|
5
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424
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5
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425
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5
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426
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5
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427
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5
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428
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5
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429
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5
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430
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5
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431
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5
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432
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5
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433
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5
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|
434
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5
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435
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5
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436
|
5
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437
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5
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438
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5
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439
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5
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440
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5
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441
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5
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442
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5
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443
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5
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444
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5
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445
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5
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446
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5
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447
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5
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448
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5
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449
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5
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450
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4
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451
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4
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452
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4
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453
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4
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454
|
4
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455
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4
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456
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4
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457
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4
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458
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4
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459
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4
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460
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4
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461
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4
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462
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4
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463
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4
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464
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4
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465
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4
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466
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4
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467
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4
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468
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4
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469
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4
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470
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4
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471
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4
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472
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4
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473
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4
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474
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4
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475
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4
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476
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4
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477
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4
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478
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4
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479
|
4
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480
|
4
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481
|
4
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482
|
4
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483
|
3
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484
|
3
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485
|
3
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486
|
3
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487
|
3
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488
|
3
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489
|
3
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490
|
3
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491
|
3
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492
|
3
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493
|
3
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494
|
3
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495
|
3
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496
|
3
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497
|
3
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498
|
3
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499
|
3
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|
500
|
3
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501
|
3
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502
|
3
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503
|
3
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504
|
3
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505
|
3
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506
|
3
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507
|
3
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|
508
|
3
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509
|
3
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510
|
3
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511
|
3
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512
|
3
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|
513
|
3
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|
514
|
3
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515
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Some info about Feira de Santana and music
Feira de Santana, often heralded as the "Gateway to the Backlands", is Brazil's second-most populous city in the state of Bahia, with a population approaching approximately 619,609 residents. Known for its bustling commercial activities, this dynamic city is not just a pivotal trading locus—but also a vibrant hub where music, culture, and history brilliantly coalesce.
The enchantment of Feira de Santana lies in the rhythm of its music, encapsulating the diversity and richness of Brazilian cultural influences. An enthusiastic music lover will be fascinated by the city’s impressively eclectic mix of musical styles. Here, traditional genres like samba, forró, axé, and pagode wonderfully blend with the modern influences of pop, rock, and rap. These harmonies reverberating through the city streets go beyond mere entertainment, serving as expressive storytelling mediums and powerful symbols of the Brazilian ethos.
Feira de Santana has given birth to several renowned musicians, including the household name, Zélia Duncan. A prominent figure in MPB (Musica Popular Brasileira), Duncan, born in this city, is a testament to Feira de Santana’s significant contribution to the global music stage. Another noteworthy personality is the legendary singer and composer, Carlos Antônio de Pádua. This native son, revered in the music world, penned one of Brazil's most famous Carnival songs, "Pipoca Doce."
Every year, Feira de Santana hosts the vibrant "Micareta" - a four-day pre-Carnival event, akin to a Mardi Gras celebration. This electrifying celebration engulfs the entire city in a wave of music, dancing, costumes, and pure unadulterated fun. The musical extravaganza showcases pulsating Bahian rhythms and internationally acclaimed artists, drawing crowds of both natives and tourists who syncopate to the irresistible beats.
Feira de Santana's music scene is also significantly defined by several important venues. These include the Centro de Cultura Amélio Amorim—one of the most prestigious theaters in Bahia state—and the Estádio Joia da Princesa, which, besides hosting football matches, is a popular venue for large-scale concerts and events.
Feira de Santana's music scene extends far beyond the festival season. The city hosts plenty of "Rodas de Samba" (Samba Circles), where casual gatherings transform into impromptu jam sessions. Local pubs, like Bar Resenha and Espaço Zulu, often feature live performances from local bands to international artists, providing an enticing soundtrack to your evening out.
The influence of Feira de Santana on the music scene is both widespread and profound. The city’s musical heritage gives it a distinctive dynamics that captivates and mesmerizes music enthusiasts from around the globe. Its vibrant rhythms breathe life into the streets, and the passion of its musicians ignites cultural connections, strengthening the city’s place in the heart of the Brazilian music scene. Whether you're a fan of modern pop or traditional Brazilian genres, Feira de Santana is a city where every beat and rhythm tells a story, making it an absolutely enriching destination for all music lovers.
The enchantment of Feira de Santana lies in the rhythm of its music, encapsulating the diversity and richness of Brazilian cultural influences. An enthusiastic music lover will be fascinated by the city’s impressively eclectic mix of musical styles. Here, traditional genres like samba, forró, axé, and pagode wonderfully blend with the modern influences of pop, rock, and rap. These harmonies reverberating through the city streets go beyond mere entertainment, serving as expressive storytelling mediums and powerful symbols of the Brazilian ethos.
Feira de Santana has given birth to several renowned musicians, including the household name, Zélia Duncan. A prominent figure in MPB (Musica Popular Brasileira), Duncan, born in this city, is a testament to Feira de Santana’s significant contribution to the global music stage. Another noteworthy personality is the legendary singer and composer, Carlos Antônio de Pádua. This native son, revered in the music world, penned one of Brazil's most famous Carnival songs, "Pipoca Doce."
Every year, Feira de Santana hosts the vibrant "Micareta" - a four-day pre-Carnival event, akin to a Mardi Gras celebration. This electrifying celebration engulfs the entire city in a wave of music, dancing, costumes, and pure unadulterated fun. The musical extravaganza showcases pulsating Bahian rhythms and internationally acclaimed artists, drawing crowds of both natives and tourists who syncopate to the irresistible beats.
Feira de Santana's music scene is also significantly defined by several important venues. These include the Centro de Cultura Amélio Amorim—one of the most prestigious theaters in Bahia state—and the Estádio Joia da Princesa, which, besides hosting football matches, is a popular venue for large-scale concerts and events.
Feira de Santana's music scene extends far beyond the festival season. The city hosts plenty of "Rodas de Samba" (Samba Circles), where casual gatherings transform into impromptu jam sessions. Local pubs, like Bar Resenha and Espaço Zulu, often feature live performances from local bands to international artists, providing an enticing soundtrack to your evening out.
The influence of Feira de Santana on the music scene is both widespread and profound. The city’s musical heritage gives it a distinctive dynamics that captivates and mesmerizes music enthusiasts from around the globe. Its vibrant rhythms breathe life into the streets, and the passion of its musicians ignites cultural connections, strengthening the city’s place in the heart of the Brazilian music scene. Whether you're a fan of modern pop or traditional Brazilian genres, Feira de Santana is a city where every beat and rhythm tells a story, making it an absolutely enriching destination for all music lovers.