THE FORBIDDEN DANCE BORN AS AN AFRO-BRAZILIAN FOLK DANCE, THE PRIMAL SAMBA HAS LONG BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH VOODOO AND MAGIC. SOUNDS LIKE THE PERFECT WAY TO CELEBRATE THE DAY OF THE DEAD. By Mary Kunz ...

A performance by the Afro-Brazilian dance company Viver Brasil. Photo courtesy of Viver Brasil. The Afro-Brazilian dance company Viver Brasil premiered a dance-and-music performance called “Revealed” ...

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil – The Beija Flor samba group won its tenth carnival championship on Wednesday, taking home top honors for a performance in which thousands of costumed drummers and dancers ...

I always fondly recall the first concert in June 1999 of the new KCRW World Festival series at the Hollywood Bowl. Brazilian superstar Carlinhos Brown headlined at that inaugural show, but the concert ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) – Racial pride and the fight against racism in Brazil were the themes of samba group presentations and street parties on Monday as Rio de Janeiro's flashy parades entered their ...

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 ...