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Violão refers to the Brazilian nylon‑string guitar idiom and its solo and accompaniment traditions. It centers on fingerstyle technique, syncopated rhythms, and flowing contrapuntal bass runs (baixarias) drawn from choro, samba, and salon repertoires. Typical performance blends classical right‑hand control with popular Brazilian grooves, producing rich harmonic colors (6/9 chords, altered dominants) and rhythmic elasticity. Both six‑string and seven‑string (violão de sete cordas) variants are used, the latter expanding bass counterpoint in choro and samba contexts. Although often instrumental, the style also functions as a refined accompaniment practice for modinha, seresta, and MPB singers.