Gisella Ferreira leads a recent Samba Soul Dance Company class at Raizes do Brasil on McPherson Street in Santa Cruz. Samba ...

A couple had their baby’s name rejected by a court over concerns it would cause “future embarrassment to the child”.

The annual “Party with a Purpose,” hosted by The Foundation for Palm Springs Unified School District and the PSUSD Alumni ...

Cleo Parker Robinson Dance is kicking off its 54th season with "Black Orpheus." The performance includes two different works ...

Martinho da Vila (born February 12, 1938) is a Brazilian singer and composer who is considered to be one of the main ...

Brazilian musician Sérgio Mendes, who helped popularise bossa nova and samba with Western audiences, has died at the age of ...

As he waited for her to arrive, he wore a black Brian Dawkins jersey. He became an Eagles fan when he studied at the Wharton ...

As a musician and composer, Heitor dos Prazeres pioneered samba in Rio de Janeiro, where he was born in 1898. As a painter, ...

Brazilian jazz musician and pianist Sérgio Mendes has died at the age of 83, his family said in a statement on Friday. Mendes ...

As someone who attended the Packers game in Brazil, I think the NFL going global is good for fans. My advocacy isn’t logical, ...

The pianist and bandleader, who died in September, was one of the most respected ambassadors of Brazilian sounds like bossa nova and samba.

Brazilian musician Sergio Mendes has died at 83. During his long career spanning six decades, he released over thirty albums.