RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — It’s a life of stark contrast: By day, Diana Prado is a supervisor at an insurance company’s drably lit call center cramped with blue cubicles. But when night falls, she dazzles ...

Laisa Lima will lead Arranco's parade when they take part in the annual inter-school competition on the weekend.

In a faded rehearsal hall in the gritty concrete sprawl of northern Rio de Janeiro, samba dancers and drummers fine-tune ...

For the first time since the Cuban conga (1938), it looks as though the U.S. is taking up a new ballroom dance. The new dance is the Brazilian samba* notable alike for its breezy tempo and its lilting ...

1 of 4 — Lilian Ouidragogo was one of the samba dancers who performed. 2 of 4 — Dancer Roberta Korsenowski poses with a festival attendee. Last year, BrasilFest’s organizers had to stop all the drums ...

RIO DE JANEIRO - Dancers in dazzling costumes sway to the rhythm of the music as samba bands rehearse in front of cheering crowds in the city's Sambadrome before the start of the world-famous Rio ...

The hosts share exclusive details and photos from Natalie Morales' big 50th birthday party at her home last night. Jerry O'Connell shares, "It was a Brazilian Carnival. It had it all with music, ...