Quadrilha is the traditional dance performed at Brazilian Festa Junina celebrations.
The dance is a Brazilian adaptation of European country-dance traditions, especially the quadrille that became fashionable in nineteenth-century Brazil. It is usually performed by pairs in a lively, choreographed sequence led by a caller who announces movements and formations.
Festa Junina takes place mainly in June and honors Saints Anthony, John the Baptist and Peter. Costumes often imitate rural clothing, and the celebration includes bonfires, decorated spaces and foods made from corn. Quadrilha is sometimes mistaken for samba because both are strongly associated with Brazil, but samba belongs to a different musical and cultural tradition.