RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The samba school Portela was picked Wednesday as the winner of Rio de Janeiro's Carnival parade competition, putting an end to a 33-year drought for the group known as one of the ...

Samba Fogo will hold their 8th Annual Samba Queen Contest where dancers entertain an energetic crowd as they compete for the title of 2017 Rainha Do Samba. Executive director, Lorin Hansen joins Mary ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Anitta has become a pop music sensation in her native Brazil and abroad, but Monday she will have her first shot to prove herself on the country's biggest stage: the Sambadrome.

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Bangay will become the first LGBTQ-majority group to take part in the Rio carnival's samba parade - Copyright AFP/File Vasiliy BATANOV Bangay will become the first ...

Saturday nights can get a little boring if you're checking out the same bars week after week, but some sexy samba dancing might just be what you need to liven up your nightlife. The Queen of Samba ...

Brazil's superstar drag queen Pabllo Vittar was the closing highlight in Rio de Janeiro's final samba parades early Tuesday, capping a carnival filled with unusually sharp criticism of the country's ...

A samba competition turned violent during Carnival celebrations after hundreds of revellers started brawling in the streets. The chaos started when a man jumped past security and ripped up the dance ...

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