The Beija-Flor samba school performed at the Rio de Janeiro Carnival on Monday (March 3), parading through the famed Sambadrome during a spectacular competition with several other samba schools.

Just a few minutes from the school parades in Rio de Janeiro's Sambadrome, there’s a huge workforce stitching, fixing, sweeping up feathers and sequins, and assembling floats and instruments.

Unidos da Tijuca's theme is Logun Edé, the star’s orisha — a deity in Afro-Brazilian religions that represents a force of nature. Last year, the singer lost thousands of followers on Instagram after ...

From February to March each year, Brazil enters its most vibrant season. As the rhythm of the drums begins, music and ...

Meanwhile, escolas de samba (community-based "samba schools" that organise the world-famous Carnival parade with its giant floats and thrilling costumes) elect a rainha da bateria (queen of the ...

Every samba school must have a song that is repeatedly played for up to 80 minutes to support the theme behind its costumes and floats. Unidos da Tijuca's theme is Logun Edé, the star’s orisha ...