Forró...

Further to Nuts' post, the music that he is referring to is called Forró, from North-Eastern Brazil. I have a compilation on tape picked up a few years ago that is subtitled 'music for cleaning ladies and taxi drivers', illustrating who it is supposedly popular with. 

More info obviously here. 

Growing up as a kid, we had another compilation compiled by David Byrne (Talking Heads). The third installment of a series called 'Brazil Classics'. Not quite sure whether it is more nostalgia having grown up with it (we used to play cards to it), but the tunes are pretty strong. 

Here it is.

Laters,

Thistle-Eye