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Gabriela Machado: Equilibrando no Acupe

by Katchie Cartwright
April 27, 2025

Choro's popularity is on the rise. In the US, camps like Brazil Camp, Choro Northwest (aka Centrum Choro Workshop), Choro Camp New England and programs like Antonio Adolfo's Brazilian Music Workshop have attracted top artist-teachers, and eager students have brought the genre back to their local communities. Equilibrando no Acupe, a program of original choro compositions, was born into this 21st-century global market, with fans in and outside of Brazil. Gabriela Machado lives in Salvador da ...