Hundreds of people are going to be in Phoenix attending an international Samba Queen and King competition in October. Angelique Starks from Samba AZ says she wanted to create the event for a sense of ...

You might not understand the lyrics in Grupo Liberdade’s new song “Batucada do Sol,” sung in Portuguese by Amanda Soares and Poranguí, but the energy the seven-piece band transfers to its listeners is ...

The Beija Flor samba group won its 10th carnival championship Wednesday, taking home top honors for a performance in which thousands of costumed drummers and dancers celebrated Brazil’s African roots.

Smangaliso Simelane is happiest when he's tapping on his keyboard or gripping a controller. He has been writing about video games since 2020 and he's not about to stop any time soon. He mostly enjoys ...

For 28 years, Gilma Cardoso Ferreira has saved for months before each Carnival to pay for the frilly, full-skirted outfit that transforms her, for one evening, from a retired public servant into one ...

A few months ago Mishel Finlayson was hosting a Samba competition at Tallebudgera Recreation Centre. This weekend she will make history as the first Australian to be handed the honour of parading as a ...

Adelaide-based Brazilian national and ‘Australasian Samba Queen’ Talita Fontainha learned to dance samba in Australia, but now she is in Brazil preparing to debut on the world’s most famous samba ...