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 ...

Agreement: These rules govern The Samba Squad Contest (The Contest). No purchase is necessary to enter the Contest. The act of entering the Contest constitutes acceptance of the Contest rules and the ...

Bangay will become the first LGBTQ-majority group to take part in the Rio carnival’s samba parade – Copyright AFP/File Vasiliy BATANOV For the first time ever, a ...

(MENAFN- AFP) Mangueira, one of the most traditional and respected samba schools in Brazil, was declared winner Wednesday of the 2016 Rio Carnival parade championship. The samba ensemble won its 18th ...

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.

For the first time ever, a majority-LGBTQ samba outfit will take part in Rio carnival's famous street parades, flaunting rather than hiding their sexual identity. Bangay will become the first ...