HAYWARD -- In Brazil, the Rhythm of Samba is everywhere and in just weeks those same sounds will fill the air right here in the Bay Area at San Francisco's 45th annual Carnaval celebration and parade.

NEW HAVEN >> Thelma Ladeira knew after her first dance class in Brazil at 5 years old that this was what she “was going to do for the rest of my life.” That was more than 30 years ago and Ladeira, now ...

Those who have experienced Brazilian culture have loved it, especially Carnaval, a long-awaited celebration in February. For members of Handphibians, a Madison-based pagode band, and Ótimo Dance, a ...

Samba is inextricably linked to the people of Rio's Sugarloaf Mountain. At a 'samba de roda', Brazilians come together to feel the music that has accompanied them since childhood.

RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil’s Carnival, long a symbol of youth, beauty and sex, added a mature twist early Tuesday by giving two women in their 40s a chance to dance nearly nude at the head of their samba ...

Samba Heat Dance, a proud member of the National Dance Society, World Artistic Dance Federation, and South African Artistic Dance Association, is inviting local dancers to their studio at the ...