Brega (music)

Brega (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈbɾɛɡɐ]) is a subgenre of Brazilian popular music.

As a result, the term is widely used to refer to popular romantic music with dramatic exaggeration, usually dealing with topics such as declarations of love, infidelity, and delusions about love.

[2] Historically, the greatest singers of the genre are from northeastern and northern Brazil[citation needed]; three of its biggest icons historically were Waldick Soriano, Reginaldo Rossi and Falcão, the latter following a part of a tradition of humorous brega.

The genre's musical origin may partially stem from Vicente Celestino's 1930s operetta songs.

Other precursors of brega music include Orlando Dias, Carlos Alberto, Alcides Gerardi and Cauby Peixoto.