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Rio's New Dance Craze: The Passinho

Wellington Costa, 19, performs at the semifinals of a <em>passinho</em> competition in Rio de Janeiro on April 23. <em>Passinho</em> is a liberated dance form born in Rio's <em>favelas</em>, or shanty towns. (Lianne Milton for NPR)
Wellington Costa, 19, performs at the semifinals of a passinho competition in Rio de Janeiro on April 23. Passinho is a liberated dance form born in Rio's favelas, or shanty towns. (Lianne Milton for NPR)

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