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 ...

CONCORD, Calif. -- Feel the beat of the drums during an educational workshop set to the sounds of Samba music. House of Samba Kids is an interactive workshop that uses instruments and dance to capture ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — If you have been to Rio de Janeiro’ beaches, this probably sounds familiar: samba music drifting from a nearby kiosk, caipirinha cocktails sold by hawkers, chairs sprawled across ...

The six top-scoring samba schools from Rio de Janeiro’s Carnival returned to the Sambadrome for a final parade, wowing spectators with dazzling costumes, energetic performances, and live samba music.

Since the pandemic, amateur musicians have flocked to the Brazilian percussion ensemble Miamibloco and built a community around samba in the process. After months of pandemic isolation, a lot of ...

When Alva Anderson was given a CD with Brazilian samba music, she immediately knew she had to start learning Portuguese as the samba songs she previously sang in English now had new meaning to her. “I ...