From left Mara Benitez, Pearl Chaiyarat, Valeria Daki and the rest of the dancers in a Samba Soul class work on a routine. (Shmuel Thaler - Santa Cruz Sentinel) Rebecca Clark moves joyfully to the ...

People across Brazil gathered to celebrate the National Day of Samba. The traditional dance is considered Brazil's national rhythm and can be traced to Brazil's slave trade from West Africa.

Decked up in colorful enticing samba costumes, millions jammed up the streets of Brazil on the first night of extravagant Rio de Janeiro's Carnival parade Sunday. Amid the majestic set-up ...

Members of the Padre Miguel samba school performing at the Sambadrome during Carnival festivities in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. REUTERS ...

More than 70,000 people gathered at the city's huge concrete arena known as the Sambadrome, where samba schools compete to be crowned carnival champions. This float was an homage to Marielle ...

Some of Rio de Janeiro's top samba schools braved the rain in the city's Sambadrome on Sunday evening in an effort to win Brazil's most competitive carnival parade. Six samba schools had 82 ...