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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, raucous parties ...

I am ready.” “I will be the first Australian 'muse' to parade in the special group of samba schools in Brazil. It's an honour” Source: Supplied “There’s no choreography, but you are ...

Padre Miguel will be the first samba school to parade on Sunday night. Their procession will tell the story of Iyá Nassô, the founder of the first space in Brazil for rituals of the Afro ...

Now picked to be 'godmother' of Colorado do Brás samba school's drum section A Brazilian transgender dancer has shattered a Carnival parade taboo to star as the 'godmother of the drummers' in Sao ...

Sao Paulo’s samba school parades started Friday evening, bringing thousands to the city’s Sambadrome. The city’s top schools celebrated Afro-Brazilian and Indigenous traditions and honored ...

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Events take place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil’s most cosmopolitan city. All the main samba competitions between rival dance schools and parades take place in the Sambadrome – a purpose-built ...