The rhythm took over Rio de Janeiro as top-tier samba schools lit up the runway at the Carnival in Rio de Janeiro, delivering a spectacle of music, movement and emotion.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On the new Rota do Samba, musicians tell stories through song. Photograph by Dan Stables This article was produced by National ...

The banner on the back wall of the old dance hall says in Portuguese: “While there is dance, we still have hope.” There’s plenty of that as the crowd of Cariocas (Rio locals) shake hips and move their ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — If you have been to Rio de Janeiro’ beaches, this probably sounds familiar: samba music drifting from a nearby kiosk, caipirinha cocktails sold by hawkers, chairs sprawled across ...

The six top-scoring samba schools from Rio’s Carnival returned to the Sambadrome for one final parade, showcasing their ...

One of Rio's most storied Samba schools will explore the "Pain and Passion" of the lives of the Bantu people in the city. Bantu people were the majority of Black people enslaved in Rio. Modern Brazil ...

This video is no longer available. In Brazil, D.C.’s own go-go music is meeting the beats of samba and District landmarks that are being brought to life on the wall of a building. It’s part of a ...