Brega (music)
Brega is a Brazilian musical style and genre that encompasses a variety of rhythms, making it difficult to define a single musical aesthetic. The term emerged pejoratively, used to characterize the romantic and dramatic music of the 1940s and 1950s, considered low-quality or "tacky." Its musical origins are linked to samba-canção, bolero, and Jovem Guarda, and its evolution has been marked by the assimilation of influences and resistance to the hegemonic standards of the recording industry.