Eastern Amazonia is home of the dance style carimbó. By the
mid-1970s, DJs started playing with carimbó rhythms, adding elements of
merengue, salsa and reggae, producing lambada.
The most recent musical craze from northern Brazil is boi: a
rhythmic, percussive style of music. In the 1990s, boi was transformed into a
poppy, electrified dance music.