The Maxixe (spoken: Mah'sheeshi) or Brazilian Tango is a dance form that evolved at the end of the 19th century from the synthesis of Afro-Brazilian and European dance music (especially the polka).

First and foremost, the Maxixe is associated with the so-called Choro, a traditional Brazilian style of music performed by ensembles of plucked, percussion and solo wind instruments (mainly the flute). Furthermore, the Maxixe was always typical for Brazilian wind bands. This is confirmed, among oth...