activity text interpretation, aimed at fifth-year elementary school students, about the National Capital of Reggae. Did you know that São Luís do Maranhão just received this title? Shall we find out more about this fact? So, read the text carefully! Then, answer the various questions proposed!
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Jamaican rhythm arrived in Brazil at the end of the 1970s
Adopted by Maranhão culture at the end of the 1970s, mainly by the population of the capital, the reggae, found the ideal place on the outskirts of the city to stay and gain its own characteristics in the version national: danced as a couple and rocked by the radiolas, which are the traditional walls formed by boxes of sound.
After almost 50 years, São Luís is now the National Capital of Reggae, recognized by Law 14,668, published this Tuesday (12), in the Official Gazette of the Union.
Created in Jamaica at the end of the 1960s, the rhythm is a derivation of ska, a musical genre that mixes Caribbean elements with blues, originating in the song of saudade that gave rhythm to the work of enslaved Africans; creating a happy, danceable rhythm that talks about racial discrimination.
It was from Jamaican musicians who played the ska, like Toots Hibbert, from the band The Maytals, that the rhythm and the term originate from the word rags – farrapos, in free translation – conquered the world through pioneers, such as The Wailers, a band formed by Bob Marley, Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer.
The rhythm, packed with lyrics with social criticism against prejudice, inequality and poverty, reached the people of Maranhão through the short waves of Caribbean radio stations and stayed there. He gained a knack for dancing, equipped dances, dedicated DJs, clubs, radio programs and bands like Tribo de Jah, which in the 1980s spread the national version of reggae, born in Brazilian Jamaica.
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Available in:. Published on: September 12, 2023. (With cut).
Question 1 – In the passage “Jamaican rhythm arrived in Brazil at the end of the 1970s”, the text refers to:
( ) ska.
( ) blues.
( ) reggae.
Question 2 – Read back:
“[…] found the place on the outskirts of the city conducive to stay and gain characteristics […]”
Cite a word with the same meaning that was highlighted in this part of the text:
Question 3 – The excerpt “After almost 50 years, São Luís is now the National Capital of Reggae, recognized by Law 14,668, published this Tuesday (12), in the Official Gazette of the Union.” It is:
( ) a narration.
( ) a description.
( ) an argument.
Question 4 – In the segment “[…] creating a happy, dancing rhythm It is which talks about racial discrimination.”, the underlined term indicates:
( ) facts that add up.
( ) facts that alternate.
( ) facts that contrast.
Question 5 – Identify the purpose of using dashes in the text:
Question 6 – According to the text, the reggae emerged:
( ) at the end of the 1960s.
( ) at the end of the 1970s.
( ) in the 1980s.
Question 7 – In the fragment “Ganhou knack for dancing, equipped dances, dedicated DJs, clubs, radio programs and bands like Tribo de Jah […]”, the word “how”:
( ) introduces a cause.
( ) announces an example.
( ) establishes a comparison.
Question 8 – It can be concluded that the text read has the objective of:
( ) report a fact.
( ) publicize a place.
( ) debate a topic.
By Denyse Lage Fonseca
Graduated in Literature and specialist in distance education.
