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Samba, an Uncommon card
Samba is a broad term for many of the rhythms that compose the better known Brazilian music genres that originated in the Afro-Brazilian communities of Bahia in the late 19th century and early 20th century.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 94
- DEF
- 100
- Power
- 194
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 140,000
Ranked #70 of the 3,000 cards of the base set by power (ATK + DEF).
Samba quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Samba card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Present in the ______ language at least since the 19th century, the word "samba" was originally used to designate a "popular dance".
Answer
Portuguese. Present in the Portuguese language at least since the 19th century, the word "samba" was originally used to designate a "popular dance". From the Samba article on Wikipedia.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Eminem. Eminem 3,400,000 · Franz Kafka 1,600,000 · AKB48 230,000 · Samba 140,000 Wikipedia reads over a year.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- It is a name or prefix used for several rhythmic variants, such as samba urbano carioca, samba de roda, among many other forms of samba, mostly originated in the Rio de Janeiro and Bahia states.
- Having its roots in West African musical traditions, especially those linked to the primitive rural samba of the colonial and imperial periods, it is considered one of the most important cultural phenomena in Brazil and one of the country symbols.
- Present in the Portuguese language at least since the 19th century, the word "samba" was originally used to designate a "popular dance".
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Samba article was read about 140,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 94 and blocks with 100: each hit it takes is cut by 40 %.
How to get Samba
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Samba (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Unknown Unknown, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.