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 ...

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 ...

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 JANEIRO Monica and Marco Lira had joked that, one day, their third-grade daughter would dance her heart out as a drum corps queen in Rio’s annual Carnaval samba competition, which is seen by ...

RIO DE JANEIRO – A fire Monday gutted warehouses holding many of the elaborate, feather-and-sequin costumes and extravagant floats for Rio's Carnival parade, destroying the dreams and hard work of ...

Actress Alex Kingston shimmied her way to the highest score of tonight with her vibrant Samba, while YouTuber George Clarke ...