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Olodum

Brazilian musical group; bloco-afro from Salvador's carnival, Bahia
Organization musical_group Q2021108
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Olodum

Summary

Olodum is a musical group[1]. Olodum ranks in the top 4% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (799 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Olodum received the Order of Cultural Merit (Brazil)[3].
  • Olodum's instance of is recorded as musical group[4].
  • Olodum's genre is samba reggae[5].
  • Olodum is part of Olodum Cultural Group[6].
  • Olodum's Commons category is recorded as Olodum[7].
  • Olodum's country of origin is recorded as Brazil[8].
  • 1979 marks the founding of Olodum[9].
  • Olodum's location of formation is recorded as Salvador[10].
  • Olodum's official website is recorded as https://olodum.com.br/[11].
  • Olodum's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'pt', 'text': 'Olodum'}[12].
  • Olodum's start of work period is recorded as April 25, 1979[13].
  • Olodum's name is recorded as {'lang': 'pt', 'text': 'Olodum'}[14].

Body

Founding

1979 marks the founding of Olodum[9]. Olodum's location of formation is recorded as Salvador[10].

Identity

Olodum is part of Olodum Cultural Group[6].

Recognition

Olodum received the Order of Cultural Merit (Brazil)[3].

Why It Matters

Olodum ranks in the top 4% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (799 views/month).[2] Olodum has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15]

FAQs

What awards did Olodum receive?

Honors received include Order of Cultural Merit (Brazil)[3].

Related Entities

Brazil

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 17d ago · Sanremofilo · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Location of formation → Salvador
    Location of formation → —
    Aliases → —
    Start of work period → +1979-04-25T00:00:00Z
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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