Brazil's top samba schools took part in Carnival celebrations across Sambadromes in São Paulo and Rio De Janeiro on Saturday night, with thousands of performers and fans dancing into the early ...

Rio Carnival is one of the biggest, boldest and brightest events in the Brazilian calendar, and it’s taking the country’s tourism capital by storm next week. The sound of samba rings ...

Carnival, held in the days leading up to Ash Wednesday, is a major draw for tourists visiting Brazil But this year, the samba school's warehouse has fallen silent. The floats from February's ...

At the time, Brazil was undergoing a major transformation ... but it is in February, during Carnival, that samba reaches its ...

Many young people take part in the carnival. The Samba Parade is the biggest and most colourful part of the festival. The top samba schools in Brazil compete to become the ultimate Samba champions.

Rio de Janeiro's colourful and energetic Carnival has returned for 2024 ... rainforest and the indigenous communities of Brazil. Six of Rio's top samba schools paraded down the Sambadrome Marquês ...

RIO DE JANEIRO, February 11. /TASS/. Russian female dancer Yuliana Titaeva will participate in the samba schools parade at the carnival in Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro for the second year a row.

Adelaide-based Brazilian national and ‘Australasian Samba Queen’ Talita Fontainha ... The opening show of the pre-carnival of Rio de Janeiro 2020, at the Copacabana beach, January 2020.

Tickets can get very expensive to see the best samba schools ... Before you do Rio Carnival, it's worth knowing a few things about Carioca culture, too. Brazilian beer is weak, which is actually ...

Kick back for a moment and imagine you’re in Brazil, perhaps sunning yourself on Copacabana beach or simply swaying to the rhythm of samba music at the glamorous annual Rio Carnival. That’s ...