Rio de Janeiro’s City Hall is rolling out new rules to control beachside activities due to come into force on June 1.

If you have been to Rio de Janeiro’ beaches, this probably sounds familiar: samba music drifting from a nearby kiosk, ...

Blending samba with Brazil’s expanding casino industry introduces both potential and tension. Samba is more than ...

As Brazilian influence slowly seeped into the American mind, musicians began gradually experimenting with bossa nova and samba rhythms, but it wasn't until after the initiation of the Mutual and ...

Those who have experienced Brazilian culture have loved it ... a small guitar important in the samba music, before they told the group the news. With such passion for the music, group members often ...

Nia Archives, 2022. Credit: Cosmo Webber. Nia Archives has shared a new Brazilian-inspired track and video – watch ‘Baianá’ below. The track is the first solo release from the producer ...

One genre of music that is catching fire, in particular, is funk carioca. Affectionately nicknamed favela funk, it is a traditional Brazilian style of funk. It grew from the different genres of samba ...