Tropicalia
/ˌtrɒpɪˈkɑːlɪə/ /ˌtrɒpɪˈkeɪlɪə/(also Tropicália)
noun
An artistic and cultural movement that arose in Brazil in the late 1960s, characterized by the fusion of traditional Brazilian culture with foreign influences; specifically: the style of popular music associated with this movement; = tropicalismo.
- The movement was associated with the counterculture which emerged in Brazil in the late 1960s as a reaction against the policies of the military government.As a musical genre, Tropicalia combines Brazilian music styles, such as samba and bossa nova, with elements of rock, jazz, psychedelia, electronic music, etc..
Origin
1970s; earliest use found in The Times. From Brazilian Portuguese Tropicália, apparently from tropical + -ia.
- window
- window box
- window cleaner
- window dresser
- window dressing
- windowed
- window frame
- windowing
- window ledge
- windowless
- window of opportunity
- window of vulnerability
- windowpane
- windowpane flounder
- Window Rock
- Windows
- window seat
- window-shop
- window shopper
- window shopping
- windowsill
- Alforian
- alforja
- Alfred
- Alfredian