Hundreds of people are going to be in Phoenix attending an international Samba Queen and King competition in October. Angelique Starks from Samba AZ says she wanted to create the event for a sense of ...

You might not understand the lyrics in Grupo Liberdade’s new song “Batucada do Sol,” sung in Portuguese by Amanda Soares and Poranguí, but the energy the seven-piece band transfers to its listeners is ...

Smangaliso Simelane is happiest when he's tapping on his keyboard or gripping a controller. He has been writing about video games since 2020 and he's not about to stop any time soon. He mostly enjoys ...

The Beija Flor samba group won its 10th carnival championship Wednesday, taking home top honors for a performance in which thousands of costumed drummers and dancers celebrated Brazil’s African roots.

RIO DE JANEIRORIO DE JANEIRO — Strutting in a rainbow of glittering colors, Rio’s samba groups opened two days of Carnival parades with a dazzling show that included a rousing welcome for one of the ...

A few months ago Mishel Finlayson was hosting a Samba competition at Tallebudgera Recreation Centre. This weekend she will make history as the first Australian to be handed the honour of parading as a ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Rio de Janeiro’s world-famed Carnival went up in flames Monday for thousands of people who spent nearly a year preparing for the spectacular event. Seamstresses, set designers ...