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  2. Culture of Macau - Wikipedia

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    Other Lusophone music types popular in Macao are samba, bossa nova, and kizomba. [12] In 2005, the Hush!! Full Band Festival got established, a government-sponsored modern music festival featuring pop rock and hard rock bands from all over Asia with a focus on Macau bands. The festival is free of charge and it's in its 9th edition in 2013.

  3. Music of Macau - Wikipedia

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    The Macao International Music Festival is an important annual event. One of the most important Chinese musicians, Xian Xinghai, was born in Macau. The pop music in Macau is still in an early period. However, the boy band Soler has gone to Hong Kong develop their music career.

  4. Special administrative regions of China - Wikipedia

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    For those who are stateless, each SAR may issue its own form of certificates of identity, e.g. Document of Identity, in lieu of national passports to the persons concerned. Chinese citizens who are non-permanent residents of two SARs are also ineligible for SAR passports but may obtain CIs just like stateless persons.

  5. Macau - Wikipedia

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    Macau [e] or Macao [f] is a special administrative region of the People's Republic of China (PRC). With a population of about 710,000 people [12] and a land area of 32.9 km 2 (12.7 sq mi), it is the most densely populated region in the world.

  6. Macau people - Wikipedia

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    Macau people (Chinese: 澳門人) are people who originate from or live in Macau.. Besides their use to refer to Macau residents, these terms may also be used more loosely to refer to those who may not be residents, but have lived in the city for an extensive period of time or have a strong cultural connection with Macau.

  7. Music of Southeast Asia - Wikipedia

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    Southeast Asian music encapsulates numerous musical traditions and styles in many countries of Southeast Asia. This subregion consists of eleven countries, namely, Brunei , Cambodia , East Timor , Indonesia , Laos , Malaysia , Myanmar , Philippines , Singapore , Thailand and Vietnam , which accommodate hundreds of ethnic groups.

  8. History of Macau - Wikipedia

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    Macau is a special administrative region (SAR) of the People's Republic of China. It was leased to Portugal in 1557 as a trading post in exchange for a symbolic annual rent of 500 tael. Despite remaining under Chinese sovereignty and authority, the Portuguese came to consider and administer Macau as a de facto colony.

  9. Handover of Macau - Wikipedia

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    The Macau Police badge now displays the Macau SAR emblem. [96] The Portuguese honours system was replaced by a local system, with the Grand Medal of Lotus Flower as the highest award. [97] Public holidays changed, with Macau SAR Establishment Day being introduced and Portuguese-inspired occasions, such as Republic Day and Freedom Day, being ...