Neuma Goncalves, Brazil's "First Lady of Samba," has died at age 78 after helping turn the Rio de Janeiro slum Mangueira into one of the best-loved samba schools at the world-famous Carnival parade.

And iconic it was: Rio’s Queen of the Drums, Erika Januza brought her Brazilian samba; YoungstaCPT and DJ Ready D rocked the crowd on their Gatsby float along with MCs Liezel van der Westhuizen and ...

Samba Fogo’s show is galvanizing in entertainment excellence and respectful cultural education but its most recent Dancestral ...

Among the highlights are a performance for Pope Francis at the Vatican, a performance on the Favela Stage at Rock in Rio in 2019 and a parade at Marquês do Sapucaí with the drums of the Beija-Flor de ...

This week’s edition of Agency Advice gives a microphone to adland’s leaders to celebrate the places outside of New York where ...

The Samba was first introduced in the '40s, and in the eight decades that it's been around, its materials haven't really changed much (if at all). Most pairs are decked out in suede, but for this ...

Brazilian music has produced world-famous artists in a multitude of genres, from metal and funk to bossa nova and classical ...

I didn't know how much I didn't know about drums. There are drums that talk, that can imitate speech. There are drums grouped in families for the purpose of talking to each other. Tapping a drum ...

Bonfa was born on October 17, 1922 in Rio de Janeiro. He began teaching himself to play ... Bonfa wrote some of the original music featured in the film, including the numbers “Samba de Orfeu” and his ...

You don't see ... Brasil is a country full of music. Samba, which was strongly influenced by African music, originated in Rio de Janeiro about 100 years ago Bossa nova, the focus of this hour, is ...

Courtesy of Roland Even if you don't know the Roland TR-808 drum machine by name, you’ve almost certainly heard it. If you’re familiar with the percussion on Marvin Gaye’s 1982 hit “Sexual ...

In a culinary coup for Broward and Palm Beach county dining, Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach are aglow with their first official Michelin stars. Read the full list of South Florida Michelin ...