With Olympic-level dance tournaments and street parties that take over whole neighbourhoods, Brazilian Carnival has a place ...

Brazil's most famous carnival celebrations have taken place in Rio de Janeiro. More than 70,000 people gathered at the city's huge concrete arena known as the Sambadrome, where samba schools ...

This is the history of samba and where to experience it to the full in Rio de Janeiro Originally born in the working-class districts of Rio de Janeiro in the early 20 th century, samba has its ...

This year's Rio Carnival has been won with a lurid attack ... depicting President Michel Temer as a vampire. Brazil samba schools go political Michel Temer: A master of survival Brazil corruption ...

If you come to Rio to revel in samba and other Brazilian music, Lapa is the place for you. This festive neighborhood ignites at night when locals swing their hips and sip on delectable cocktails.