RIO DE JANEIRORIO DE JANEIRO — Samba dancers swathed in orange ostrich feathers welcomed Britain’s Prince Harry to a party on Rio de Janeiro’s Sugarloaf Mountain on Friday. And apparently the fancy ...

Passinho, a vibrant dance style originating from Rio de Janeiro's favelas, received official recognition as an "intangible cultural heritage" in Rio. This designation was the result of a law proposed ...

RIO DE JANEIRO — It all started with nifty leg movements, strong steps backwards and forwards, paced to Brazilian funk music. Then it adopted moves from break dancing, samba, capoeira, frevo — ...

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, frenetic ...

Youth perform a street dance style known as passinho for their social media accounts (Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved) The latest headlines ...

RIO DE JANEIRO — In the newly renovated port district at the heart of Rio's historic center, a group of young Brazilian passinho dancers stepped onto the stage to compete for a chance to win a gold ...

Brazil is passionate about celebrations, its enormous cultural diversity resulting in a rich calendar of events held ...

It is dubbed the 'greatest show on Earth' with thousands of sparkling Brazilian dancers ignoring sweltering heat to put on a spectacular samba parade. Rio de Janeiro came alive on Sunday night as the ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — It’s a life of stark contrast: By day, Diana Prado is a supervisor at an insurance company’s drably lit call center cramped with blue cubicles. But when night falls, she dazzles ...

The world's most-celebrated carnival has kicked off despite a tropical deluge that soaked thousands of feather-clad dancers, wildly costumed musicians and masses of spectators at Rio de Janeiro's ...

Friends and neighbors of the late Douglas Rafael da Silva Pereira prayed before playing soccer in a plaza near the spot where Pereira's body was found in the Pavao Pavaozinho slum of Rio de Janeiro, ...