and the Carioca neighbourhoods became cultural melting pots where Afro-Brazilian music came to life. Samba, the main musical genre inherited from this period, was further developed in the circle ...

“This was the first time in the history of samba – and, perhaps, even in the history of Brazilian popular music – when an explicit call to action, directed exclusively at Negroes, had been included in ...

Rio’s beaches Copacabana and Ipanema need little introduction. Instead, go to the locals’ beach Praia Vermelha in the ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s Carnival revelry is ramping ... Tijuca region in Rio de Janeiro have wagged their tails to samba music at the Blocao Carnival street party.

A Cornish school has launched a new samba band for students. Pool Academy, part of Athena Learning Trust, has announced the formation of its new samba band. The band will be led by Joey Holmes, a ...

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.

The Afro-Brazilian rhythms of the Recôncavo Baiano combine with the charm of the Bossa Nova in a performance set for ...

The bossa nova rhythm is the basis for this music genre. In Samba Em Prelúdio, the rhythm is not always easy to identify as the tempo and rhythm of some sections is very free, however ...

Batala is a form of Brazilian samba drum music which originated in North Eastern Brazil, with the first batala band formed by Giba Gonçalves in Paris in 1997. Bands had travelled to Bristol from as ...