Choro is a Brazilian music genre that originated in the late 19th century. It is characterized by its fast and intricate melodies, often played on stringed instruments such as the guitar, cavaquinho, and bandolim. Choro music is known for its improvisational nature and incorporates elements of jazz, classical, and folk music. It is often associated with the urban culture of Rio de Janeiro and has been influential in the development of other Brazilian music genres such as samba and bossa nova.
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# | name | Popularity | instrumentalness | danceability | energy | acousticness | Happiness | tempo | followers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57629 | |
2 | 43 | 91 | 51 | 13 | 98 | 42 | 110 | 11151 | |
3 | 39 | 85 | 45 | 42 | 89 | 46 | 110 | 96740 | |
4 | 39 | 3 | 58 | 16 | 97 | 19 | 104 | 12377 | |
5 | 38 | 0 | 68 | 49 | 54 | 59 | 119 | 24117 | |
6 | 37 | 58 | 45 | 48 | 74 | 60 | 122 | 136412 | |
7 | 33 | 75 | 49 | 24 | 86 | 51 | 117 | 33518 | |
8 | 33 | 0 | 75 | 56 | 26 | 85 | 114 | 29404 | |
9 | 32 | 0 | 49 | 51 | 59 | 58 | 90 | 29569 | |
10 | 30 | 0 | 67 | 54 | 77 | 86 | 111 | 22678 | |
11 | 30 | 87 | 60 | 65 | 63 | 87 | 119 | 44885 | |
12 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4476 | |
13 | 29 | 90 | 42 | 34 | 92 | 71 | 153 | 10096 | |
14 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20056 | |
15 | 28 | 85 | 56 | 72 | 25 | 89 | 96 | 19495 | |
16 | 28 | 90 | 51 | 31 | 90 | 56 | 115 | 4855 | |
17 | 28 | 82 | 41 | 29 | 96 | 34 | 123 | 21172 | |
18 | 28 | 72 | 69 | 53 | 71 | 74 | 94 | 735 | |
19 | 27 | 91 | 41 | 30 | 94 | 48 | 111 | 20885 | |
20 | 27 | 90 | 44 | 26 | 90 | 34 | 112 | 9988 | |
21 | 27 | 63 | 63 | 34 | 90 | 65 | 116 | 10929 | |
22 | 26 | 83 | 49 | 49 | 87 | 82 | 97 | 7991 | |
23 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25550 | |
24 | 26 | 9 | 45 | 33 | 83 | 30 | 99 | 43406 | |
25 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9469 | |
26 | 26 | 89 | 53 | 46 | 95 | 82 | 100 | 3864 | |
27 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2925 | |
28 | 25 | 46 | 46 | 63 | 50 | 52 | 146 | 8211 | |
29 | 24 | 83 | 37 | 51 | 30 | 64 | 113 | 6004 | |
30 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7874 | |
31 | 24 | 80 | 63 | 29 | 99 | 87 | 114 | 14286 | |
32 | 23 | 96 | 62 | 41 | 93 | 94 | 94 | 2762 | |
33 | 23 | 85 | 59 | 49 | 82 | 81 | 92 | 2391 | |
34 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3865 | |
35 | 23 | 89 | 42 | 36 | 95 | 73 | 116 | 3851 | |
36 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2041 | |
37 | 23 | 0 | 47 | 44 | 76 | 76 | 153 | 13943 | |
38 | 23 | 93 | 43 | 16 | 99 | 51 | 125 | 6757 | |
39 | 22 | 0 | 62 | 54 | 65 | 81 | 108 | 3696 | |
40 | 22 | 81 | 60 | 36 | 58 | 72 | 104 | 4536 | |
41 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1200 | |
42 | 22 | 95 | 50 | 40 | 78 | 54 | 85 | 5554 | |
43 | 22 | 56 | 61 | 68 | 16 | 92 | 88 | 2092 | |
44 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5800 | |
45 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5637 | |
46 | 22 | 88 | 57 | 77 | 39 | 92 | 118 | 1392 | |
47 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 847 | |
48 | 21 | 2 | 61 | 63 | 74 | 86 | 101 | 2531 | |
49 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5293 | |
50 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2713 | |
51 | 20 | 85 | 61 | 65 | 54 | 88 | 122 | 815 | |
52 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2300 | |
53 | 20 | 87 | 64 | 43 | 61 | 70 | 107 | 8949 | |
54 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1340 | |
55 | 20 | 95 | 41 | 27 | 98 | 8 | 84 | 2004 | |
56 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 664 | |
57 | 19 | 88 | 58 | 84 | 25 | 60 | 107 | 1495 | |
58 | 19 | 94 | 64 | 53 | 81 | 70 | 105 | 3504 | |
59 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4226 | |
60 | 19 | 93 | 42 | 18 | 99 | 79 | 125 | 7843 | |
61 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1233 | |
62 | 19 | 93 | 40 | 13 | 98 | 47 | 84 | 2992 | |
63 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8925 | |
64 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 290 | |
65 | 18 | 87 | 58 | 73 | 46 | 97 | 88 | 2147 | |
66 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 958 | |
67 | 15 | 72 | 65 | 57 | 86 | 98 | 131 | 2675 | |
68 | 15 | 64 | 77 | 31 | 89 | 97 | 97 | 1369 | |
69 | 15 | 86 | 31 | 25 | 84 | 28 | 87 | 2419 | |
70 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8556 | |
71 | 15 | 88 | 72 | 56 | 38 | 82 | 93 | 4568 | |
72 | 14 | 91 | 47 | 31 | 98 | 46 | 105 | 2674 | |
73 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1194 | |
74 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 520 | |
75 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4477 | |
76 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 812 | |
77 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1718 | |
78 | 14 | 89 | 54 | 40 | 98 | 83 | 113 | 5758 | |
79 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6136 | |
80 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5002 | |
81 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2914 | |
82 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6507 | |
83 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1005 | |
84 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 694 | |
85 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 798 | |
86 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1314 | |
87 | 12 | 90 | 60 | 24 | 89 | 51 | 108 | 4138 | |
88 | 12 | 0 | 52 | 55 | 63 | 69 | 115 | 3183 | |
89 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1755 | |
90 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118 | |
91 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2436 | |
92 | 9 | 87 | 59 | 48 | 94 | 71 | 101 | 1903 | |
93 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1099 | |
94 | 9 | 92 | 60 | 71 | 20 | 69 | 100 | 2747 | |
95 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2176 | |
96 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 496 | |
97 | 8 | 0 | 45 | 22 | 99 | 61 | 102 | 236 | |
98 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2527 | |
99 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2049 | |
100 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 871 | |
101 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1922 | |
102 | 7 | 79 | 65 | 31 | 75 | 44 | 112 | 190 | |
103 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1850 | |
104 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 482 | |
105 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2044 | |
106 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 555 | |
107 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1530 | |
108 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 378 | |
109 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 305 | |
110 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1061 | |
111 | 3 | 92 | 56 | 31 | 75 | 42 | 115 | 650 | |
112 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 263 | |
113 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 495 | |
114 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 279 | |
115 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 506 | |
116 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 467 | |
117 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 191 | |
118 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154 | |
119 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144 | |
120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1426 | |
121 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |
122 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 958 | |
123 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2159 | |
124 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 119 | |
125 | 0 | 84 | 86 | 51 | 99 | 88 | 109 | 1958 | |
126 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 277 | |
127 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | |
128 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | |
129 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 196 | |
130 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 237 |