Samba Fogo will hold their 8th Annual Samba Queen Contest where dancers entertain an energetic crowd as they compete for the title of 2017 Rainha Do Samba. Executive director, Lorin Hansen joins Mary ...

Bangay will become the first LGBTQ-majority group to take part in the Rio carnival’s samba parade – Copyright AFP/File Vasiliy BATANOV For the first time ever, a ...

Agreement: These rules govern The Samba Squad Contest (The Contest). No purchase is necessary to enter the Contest. The act of entering the Contest constitutes acceptance of the Contest rules and the ...

(MENAFN- AFP) Mangueira, one of the most traditional and respected samba schools in Brazil, was declared winner Wednesday of the 2016 Rio Carnival parade championship. The samba ensemble won its 18th ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Anitta has become a pop music sensation in her native Brazil and abroad, but Monday she will have her first shot to prove herself on the country's biggest stage: the Sambadrome.

A samba competition turned violent during Carnival celebrations after hundreds of revellers started brawling in the streets. The chaos started when a man jumped past security and ripped up the dance ...

For the first time ever, a majority-LGBTQ samba outfit will take part in Rio carnival's famous street parades, flaunting rather than hiding their sexual identity. Bangay will become the first ...