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Explore Bloco through 3 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Bloco in a sentence

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Bloco | Blocos

Bloco meaning

A type of Brazilian street carnival featuring traditional Brazilian music and dance such as samba and frevo, often with hundreds of thousands to millions of people in attendance.

Using Bloco

  • The main meaning on this page is: A type of Brazilian street carnival featuring traditional Brazilian music and dance such as samba and frevo, often with hundreds of thousands to millions of people in attendance.
  • In the example corpus, bloco often appears in combinations such as: the bloco, bloco fogo.

Context around Bloco

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 1 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

fogo 2× afro 1×

Sentence patterns with Bloco

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

bloco fogo provide 1× by the bloco fogo band 1× was the bloco afro olodum 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

bloco fogo provide 1× musically it was 1× the event begins 1×

Common sentence endings:

carnival of 1986 1× disco until 2pm 1× the river bank 1×

Words around Bloco

Just before it in the word index:

blocky 28 blockworks 3 blockwood 2 blockv 3 blocktrade 5 blocktix 3

Just after it in the word index:

blocos 5 blocs 104 blodget 2 blodgett 21 blodwen 2 bloebaum 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaand 5 aaah 5 aacl 5 aak 5 aapke 5 aarav 5

Corpus analysis for Bloco

  • In this selection, "bloco" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 25 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, fogo and afro stand out and add context to how "bloco" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include bloco fogo provide and by the bloco fogo band. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "bloco" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aacl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with bloco

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Bloco Fogo provide some samba beats along the river bank. (10 words)

The event begins with a procession led by the Bloco Fogo Band and there will be music from Dave Slate of MTD Disco until 2pm. (25 words)

Musically, it was the bloco afro Olodum and its lead percussionist, Neguinho do Samba, that began to combine the basic samba beat of the blocos with merengue, salsa, and reggae rhythms and debuted their experimentations in the carnival of 1986. (40 words)

Longer example sentences

Musically, it was the bloco afro Olodum and its lead percussionist, Neguinho do Samba, that began to combine the basic samba beat of the blocos with merengue, salsa, and reggae rhythms and debuted their experimentations in the carnival of 1986. (40 words)

The event begins with a procession led by the Bloco Fogo Band and there will be music from Dave Slate of MTD Disco until 2pm. (25 words)

Bloco Fogo provide some samba beats along the river bank. (10 words)

Example sentences (3)

The event begins with a procession led by the Bloco Fogo Band and there will be music from Dave Slate of MTD Disco until 2pm.

Bloco Fogo provide some samba beats along the river bank.

Musically, it was the bloco afro Olodum and its lead percussionist, Neguinho do Samba, that began to combine the basic samba beat of the blocos with merengue, salsa, and reggae rhythms and debuted their experimentations in the carnival of 1986.

Common combinations with bloco

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "bloco" in a sentence?
An example: "The event begins with a procession led by the Bloco Fogo Band and there will be music from Dave Slate of MTD Disco until 2pm." This page contains 3 example sentences with the word "bloco" from authentic English texts.
What does "bloco" mean?
Bloco means: A type of Brazilian street carnival featuring traditional Brazilian music and dance such as samba and frevo, often with hundreds of thousands to millions of people in attendance.
How many example sentences with "bloco" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 3 example sentences with "bloco", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.