Then it adopted moves from break dancing, samba, capoeira, frevo — whatever was around. The passinho, a dance style created in the 2000s by kids in Rio de Janeiro’s favelas, was declared in ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Six-time Olympic champion Usain Bolt gave fans something to smile about after he did a samba dance during his press conference. Bolt was joined on stage with ...

Events take place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil’s most cosmopolitan city. All the main samba competitions between rival dance schools and parades take place in the Sambadrome – a purpose-built ...

She refused to give up, and now, five years on, she is a professional dance fitness instructor who recently racked up 1.9 million views on Instagram (@thisblackwomancan) with a montage of clips ...

But in the closely-knit communities of Rio's samba schools, many learn the moves from a young age, and dance with stunning ease. Ms Flores shows the goose bumps on her arms as she describes her ...

“It’s amazing because the synergy of go-go with samba ... but the dancers are already here,’” DOPE said. In the Santo Cristo area of Rio, D.C.-based artists Gabriel Lemos, My Ly and ...

sing and take thousands of selfies with some of the most celebrated Rio Carnival Samba Schools, including lightly dressed queens, musicians, dancers and a several floors float in a contagious ...

Performers wear elaborate, colourful costumes and dance to lively samba music. The world famous carnival sees partygoers lining the streets of Rio's Copacabana and Ipanema beaches to dance ...

Marcos Kostenbader Valle (born in Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian singer, instrumentalist, songwriter and record producer. He has produced works in many musical styles, including bossa nova, samba, and ...

On Oct. 5, 2024, nearly 500 community members attended One Night Out Rio, shaking their costume ... a native Brazilian dancing the Heart of Samba, and irresistible dance beats with DJ Alf Alpha ...

Approximately 2 million people come to Rio to celebrate New Year's Eve with live music, firework shows and good spirits on Copacabana Beach (top tip: wear white for the celebrations like the locals do ...

his dance instructor and partner. The event combines five International Latin dances — the cha-cha-cha, jive, rumba, samba and paso doble — with five International Standard dances — the ...