Samba school Salgueiro was crowned champion of Rio's fiercely competitive Carnival parades on Wednesday ... of the "drum" and its importance to music in various cultures. An army of 4,100 marched ...

The city, the birthplace and world capital of samba, lives to the beat of this music throughout the year, but it is in February, during Carnival, that samba reaches its fever peak. The best samba ...

For almost two decades, hundreds of dogs in the upscale Barra da Tijuca region in Rio de Janeiro have wagged their tails to samba music at the Blocao Carnival street party. They did it once again ...

Video. Clowns and musicians turned a Rio hospital into a carnival celebration, bringing music, dance, and laughter to children, parents, and medical staff on the pediatric ward.

A young drummer who started leading a samba band at the age of 14 has said he wants more young people to enjoy the carnival atmosphere and "upbeat ... yeah they've got the music. "But they've got ...

Rio de Janeiro’s Carnival celebrations began earlier this ... About 100 dogs happily wagged their tails to samba music while socialising at the Blocao street party. The event drew around 300 ...

A Cornish school has launched a new samba band for students. Pool Academy, part of Athena Learning Trust, has announced the formation of its new samba band. The band will be led by Joey Holmes, a ...