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Nearly 75 years after Adidas debuted the Samba, the sneaker is once again having a major moment. Although built for the soccer pitch, the silhouette found new life among the style conscious, who also ...

Explore the shanty towns of Río Janeiro and their role in the city's cultural history. The shanty towns of Río Janeiro play a pivotal role in the city's cultural history. They are home to a rich ...

Gloria Estefan journeys through Brazil’s cities discussing the history of Samba. Gloria Estefan journeys through three of Brazil’s most influential cities, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo and Salvador, with ...

Step up to a traditional samba circle in Brazil and you’ll find this: a group of 5 to 15 men, each playing an instrument — a tambourine, a cavaquinho, a drum. Then you’ll typically see women, not ...

Brazilian-American musician Beto Gonzalez was too young to understand the country around him when his family returned to Brazil in the 1970s. It was only as he grew older, after coming back to the ...

The Oswaldo Cruz neighborhood is a symbol of samba in Rio de Janeiro. Home to the Portela Samba School and samba singer Candeia, this area in the northern zone will be part of a new tourist route ...