Samba Fogo will hold their 8th Annual Samba Queen Contest where dancers entertain an energetic crowd as they compete for the title of 2017 Rainha Do Samba. Executive director, Lorin Hansen joins Mary ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Anitta has become a pop music sensation in her native Brazil and abroad, but Monday she will have her first shot to prove herself on the country's biggest stage: the Sambadrome.

Bangay will become the first LGBTQ-majority group to take part in the Rio carnival's samba parade - Copyright AFP/File Vasiliy BATANOV Bangay will become the first ...

Rio was gearing up Monday for the second and final night of its celebrated carnival, with the stage set for an event that will blend huge party with political protest. More than 70,000 people were ...