Minuano is a cold southwesterly

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that blows in the southern

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ian state of

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and in

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. It has the same name of the indigenous

Minuane Minuane were one of the native nations of Uruguay, Argentina (specially in the province of Entre Rios) and Brazil (specially in the state of Rio Grande do Sul). Their territory was along the Paraná and Uruguay Rivers. In one source, they are ...

people in the

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(in

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, the name of that people is ''Minuán'', and the same wind is called '' pampero'' in Uruguay). It is widely mentioned in the Gaúcho folklore of the region. This wind originates from cold

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s that come from the southwest of

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during periods of high atmospheric pressure, usually following rains caused by the shock of the cold front with warmer stationary humid air. Sometimes it produces a "howling" sound.

In popular culture

The opening track of the 1987 album

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by American jazz band the

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is named after the occurrence. The track, written by Metheny and

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, was established as the mantra for the album, which prominently features

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-inspired works. Jazz singer

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also did a

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version of this same song as the leading cut on his "Man In The Air" album. "Minuano" was the codename of "Jetstream" Samuel Rodrigues, a character in the video game '' Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance'', who is also Brazilian. Brazilian singer and composer Rosa Passos wrote a song entitled "Minuano" in her album "Pano Pra Manga". "Minuano" is the name of a music project led by Japanese musician Takero Ogata, featuring Kaori Sakakibara from Lamp, as the lead vocalist. Their sound is influenced by MPB, jazz, soft rock, and city pop.https://minuanojapan.bandcamp.com/

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