Here are four cities with great venues where you can learn about these styles and catch them being performed live. Samba, ...

Rio de Janeiro is the capital of Carnival in Brazil—a dazzling, five-day extravaganza of parades, music, and street parties.

This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). In the shuffling rhythms of samba, in its defiance and energy and lust for life, lies the soul of Rio de Janeiro. Samba is heard ...

Ipanema and Copacabana are perfect spots to grab an umbrella, snack on empadas or coalho cheese, and sip cocktails. If you ...

Rio de Janeiro kicked off its annual carnival parades over the weekend in a swirl of glitter, sequins and spectacular outfits. The Brazilian city's 13 top samba schools were competing for the title of ...

RIO DE JANEIRORIO DE JANEIRO — Thousands of boisterous samba fans came together to watch the first night of Rio’s Carnival parades Sunday, and all eyes are on a 7-year-old girl who is the youngest ...

Bubbles, feathers and glitter swirled on the first night of parades in Rio's Carnival, as the city's samba schools battled it out for top honors in what many bill as the world's largest party.

The second day of parades in Rio de Janeiro's Sambódromo is to include the shows brought by another six top-ranking samba schools competing for a title in Rio's 2018 Carnival. Starting late tonight ...

A drum beat starts, then another and another, until the sound is everywhere and the crowd jumps into dance. The joyous mass of samba dancers parades down the street, but something is missing: Its ...

Today is the final day of the massive Carnival in Rio de Janiero, Brazil. Samba is that festival's native sound, but the music can be heard in Brazil for the entire year. Tom Moon went to Rio before ...

Carnival in Rio attracts tourists from all over the world. But there is a murky — and sometimes deadly — underbelly to the celebrations. The... Samba School Murder Exposes The Dark Side Of Rio's ...

Carnival in Rio de Janeiro is a glittering affair that attracts tourists from all over the world. There is, however, a murky and sometimes violent underbelly to the celebrations that recently came ...