Most players think Bossa is just the guitar pattern on the hi-hat. The PDF reveals the "bass clave." The kick drum plays a syncopated line that avoids the downbeat, while the cross-stick on the snare plays the partido alto clave.
For the advanced player, the Baião is a two-bar pattern involving an ostinato left foot on the hi-hat (closing on the "and" of 2) and a driving right hand on the ride bell. The Maracatu is heavier, mimicking the maracatu de baque virado (turned-around beat), requiring the drummer to play a "staggered" kick pattern that feels like a limp, then a gallop. the brazilian groove book pdf
