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 ...
The Carnival is in full swing as music, glam and glee continue to dominate the streets of Rio de Janeiro. Samba school Unidos da Tijuca opened the festivities on Monday night with an afro-Brazilian ...
The six top-scoring samba schools from Rio de Janeiro’s Carnival returned to the Sambadrome for a final parade, wowing ...
The festivities for Rio's Carnival kicked off Monday night as Samba school ‘Unidos da Tijuca’ took the stage with an Afro-Brazilian religious theme, paying tribute to Logun Edé, a deity from the ...
You need to know the legendary Brazilian guitarist Bola Sete! His nickname, pronounced “bowl-ah set-ay,” comes from the Portuguese for “seven ball” in snooker — the game’s only black ball apart from ...